"The laborers’ most common health problems, Holmes found, include musculoskeletal problems such as chronic back pain or knee injuries. Some also reported symptoms of pesticide poisoning, according to Holmes. As for medical care, he learned few workers have health insurance and all have difficulty navigating the uneven American healthcare system, which often excludes them. Holmes says many farmworkers rely on native healers or help from the few available health clinics, where barriers of culture and language can discourage or hamper treatment."
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/03/06/berkeley-researcher-lived-the-life-of-a-migrant-farmworker/
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