Health Status and Needs of Migrant Farm Workers in the United States: A Literature Review

1992 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank L Farmer ◽  
Doris P. Slesinger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
The United States ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm

Pesticide-related Illness among Migrant Farm Workers in the United States

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupali Das ◽  
Andrea Steege ◽  
Sherry Baron ◽  
John Beckman ◽  
Robert Harrison
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm

Tuberculosis Cases Reported Among Migrant Farm Workers in the United States, 1993-97

2001 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joann M. Schulte ◽  
Sarah E. Valway ◽  
Eugene McCray ◽  
Ida M. Onorato
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm

"No Somos La Migra": The Challenges of Research Among Stationary Mexican Farmworkers in the Northeastern United States

2003 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Duke ◽  
Claudia Santelices ◽  
Anna Nicolaysen ◽  
Merrill Singer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Migrant Farm Workers ◽  
Migrant Farm ◽  
Precarious Situation

Engaging migrant farm workers in outreach, whether for social services or as participants in research projects, is particularly difficult. As a transient, semi-skilled, and largely undocumented workforce, migrant workers are understandably reluctant to engage with anyone whom they feel may jeopardize their already precarious situation. However, engaging with non-migrant farm workers presents its own unique challenges as well.

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