@article{ref1,
title="The health of California's immigrant hired farmworkers",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2010",
author="Villarejo, Don and McCurdy, S. A. and Bade, Bonnie and Samuels, Steve and Lighthall, David and Williams, D.",
volume="53",
number="4",
pages="387-397",
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. Am. J. Ind. Med. (c) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.20796",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20796"
}