Cristina Londono
Senior West Coast Correspondent
Senior West Coast Correspondent
In reporting on epidemic levels of back pain among immigrant laborers, a Telemundo correspondent finds a community deeply wary of discussing the problem on camera.
Este reportaje fue realizado con el apoyo del fondo Dennis A. Hunt, un programa del Centro de Periodismo de salud de la Universidad del Sur de California.
With the support of the Dennis Hunt Fund, a program of the Center for Health Journalism at USC. In Watsonville, Cristina Londoño, Noticias Telemundo.
With the support of the Dennis Hunt Fund, a program of the Center for Health Journalism at USC. In Watsonville, Cristina Londoño, Noticias Telemundo.
Este reportaje fue realizado con el apoyo del fondo Dennis A. Hunt, un programa del Centro de Periodismo de salud de la Universidad del Sur de California.
Este reportaje fue realizado con el apoyo del Fondo Dennis A. Hunt. Un programa del Centro de Periodismo de Salud de la Universidad del Sur de California.
Many immigrant workers in the U.S. are suffering from debilitating, chronic back pain, and have few options to relieve the pain.
After Omar Chavez suffered a back injury at the restaurant where he worked, his family lost its home. They now live in a trailer bought at a junkyard. Such stories of back pain gone wrong are common among immigrant workers.