34. Migrant Health Issues Flashcards
1
Q
describe the migrant lifestyle
A
- travel finding work (usually farm work)
- experience uncertain work
- vulnerable to forced labor
- jobs are often exempt from OSHA and workman’s compensation
- difficulty finding adequate housing
2
Q
set up funds to provide housing for migrants
A
migrant health act (1962)
3
Q
health access limitations for migrants
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- lack of knowledge about services
- availability of services
- transportation
- hours of service
- mobility and tracking
- discrimination
- documentation
- language
- cultural aspects of health care
4
Q
characteristics of agricultural work
A
- among most dangerous in the US
- highest fatality rate for foreign-born workers
5
Q
migrant occupational health risks
A
- injuries
- chemicals (pesticides)
- inadequate surveillance system
- physical demands
6
Q
common health problems of migrant workers
A
- risk for health disparities
- lack of prenatal care
- food insecurity
- high prevalence of DM
- dental disease
- mental health
- drug/alcohol abuse
- TB
- HIV/AIDS
7
Q
common problems of migrant children and youth
A
- malnutrition
- infectious diseases
- dental disease
- inadequate immunization
- pesticide exposure
- overcrowding/poor housing
- disruption of social and school lives -> anxiety
- obesity, HTN, stunting, and anemia in older children
8
Q
Why might health promotion/disease prevention be difficult for migrant workers to embrace?
A
- beliefs regarding disease causality
- irregular episodic contact w/ health care system
- lower education level
