American Journal of Public Health
Volume 101, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 831-833

Prevalence and predictors of food insecurity in migrant farmworkers in Georgia (Article)

Hill B.G. , Moloney A.G. , Mize T. , Himelick T. , Guest J.L.
  • a Physician Assistant Program, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • b Physician Assistant Program, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • c Physician Assistant Program, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • d Physician Assistant Program, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • e Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1670 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA 30030, United States

Abstract

We examined the prevalence of food insecurity in migrant farmworkers inGeorgia.Of these workers 62.83% did not have enough food, and non-H-2A workers had an adjusted risk of food insecurity almost 3 times higher than did H-2A workers. Lack of access to cooking facilities, transportation problems, and having children were additional risk factors. Migrant farmworkers are at extreme risk for food insecurity, although being an H-2A guestworker was protective within this population. Policy interventions are needed to protect these vulnerable farmworkers.

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poverty human middle aged statistics Agriculture Food Supply policy Aged Georgia catering service United States Young Adult Humans Adolescent Socioeconomic Factors risk factor Risk Factors socioeconomics prevalence Article manpower adult migration Transients and Migrants public policy
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79954602257&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.2010.199703&partnerID=40&md5=b9754ecb59577bc3eef75922d9a01baa
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.199703
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 26
Original Language: English