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Chapter 32 Migrant Health Issues

Chapter 32 Migrant Health Issues. Migrant Lifestyle. Housing Crowded conditions Lack of individual sanitation, bathing, and laundry facilities; screens on windows; and fans and heaters Located next to fields sprayed by pesticides Dangerous farm machinery. Health and Health Care.

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Chapter 32 Migrant Health Issues

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  1. Chapter 32Migrant Health Issues

  2. Migrant Lifestyle Housing Crowded conditions Lack of individual sanitation, bathing, and laundry facilities; screens on windows; and fans and heaters Located next to fields sprayed by pesticides Dangerous farm machinery

  3. Health and Health Care Access to health care—Migrant Health Act of 1962 Factors limiting adequate health care services Lack of knowledge Inability to afford care Availability of services Transportation Hours of service Mobility and tracking Discrimination Documentation Language Cultural aspects of health care

  4. Occupational and Environmental Health Problems Pesticide exposure Other specific health problems Dental disease Tuberculosis HIV Mental illness Domestic violence High infant mortality

  5. Children and Youth Malnutrition Infectious diseases Dental caries Inadequate immunizations Pesticide exposure Injuries Overcrowding and poor housing conditions Disruption of social and school life

  6. Cultural Considerations in Migrant Health Care Nurse-client relationship Health values Health beliefs and practices

  7. Health promotion and illness prevention—begins by informing the farm workers and families about health topics and the resources available to improve their health Role of the nurse—health is maximized by attending to prevention at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels Migrant Health Care

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