Did you know…

… that approximately 
half 
of 
all 
fruits, 
nuts,
 and
 vegetables
 grown 
in 
the 
U.S.
 come 
from 
California
 farms?
… that farm workers in 
California
 consist
 mostly 
of 
young Latino 
males,
 with
 little
 education 
and 
low
 incomes?
… that most 
California
 farm workers 
are
 poor 
and 
have 
limited
 access 
to 
medical 
care
?
… that migrant 
workers 
face
 huge 
accessibility 
challenges
 due
 to
 geographic
 isolation 
and 
distance 
to 
health 
care
 providers?
… that since
 1996, 
legal 
immigrants have been 
excluded 
from 
full
 scope 
Medicaid
 for
 the 
first 
five 
years
 of 
living 
in 
the 
U.S.?
… and that health reform provides both opportunities and additional challenges for the migrant farm worker population?

Interested in learning more about the intersection between health care and California’s agricultural workforce?

Read ITUP’s newest fact sheet.