Health Status of Migrant Farmworkers: A Literature Review and Commentary

  • Rust, George S.
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AUTHOR ABSTRACT

I made a computerized search of MEDLINE files from 1966 through October 1989 followed by a review of this literature. Four hundred eighty-five articles were scanned; 152 were found specifically related to migrant families, while another 51 articles addressed the health of agricultural workers or farmers in general. Solid data exist on dental health, nutrition and, to a lesser extent, childhood health. Data also were prominent in several disease categories including certain infectious diseases, pesticide exposures, occupational dermatoses, and lead levels in children.

Estimates of the size of the migrant and seasonal farmworker population vary widely. Basic health status indicators such as age- related death rates are unknown. Prevalence rates of the most common cause of death in the United States have yet to be studied. More research in needed into the health problems and health status of migrant and seasonal farmworker families.

JOURNAL AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE ID#

JOURNAL: Am J Public Health. 1990; 80(10): 1213-1217.

Note: American Journal of Public Health.

NLOM ID#: 90379397 .

Publication #: 90379397

This document was extracted from the CDC-NIOSH Epidemiology of Farm Related Injuries: Bibliography With Abstracts, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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