The health of California's immigrant hired farmworkers.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Hispanic immigrant workers dominate California's hired farm workforce. Little is known about their health status; even less is known about those lacking employment authorization. METHODS:The California Agricultural Workers Health Survey (CAWHS) was a statewide cross-sectional household survey conducted in 1999. Six hundred fifty-four workers completed in-person interviews, comprehensive physical examinations, and personal risk behavior interviews. RESULTS:The CAWHS PE Sample is comprised mostly of young Mexican men who lack health insurance and present elevated prevalence of indicators of chronic disease: overweight, obesity, high blood pressure, and high serum cholesterol. The self-reported, cumulative, farm work career incidence of paid claims for occupational injury under workers compensation was 27% for males and 11% for females. CONCLUSIONS:The survey finds elevated prevalence of indicators of chronic disease but lack of health care access. Participants without employment authorization reported a greater prevalence of high-risk behaviors, such as binge drinking, and were less knowledgeable about workplace protections.

journal_name

Am J Ind Med

authors

Villarejo D,McCurdy SA,Bade B,Samuels S,Lighthall D,Williams D 3rd

doi

10.1002/ajim.20796

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-04-01 00:00:00

pages

387-97

issue

4

eissn

0271-3586

issn

1097-0274

journal_volume

53

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