Immigrant and Migrant Health

River Ranch resident Jose Segura at the farmworker center in April. Segura, who does not have health insurance, makes too much m

Voices from the Vineyard: Cost complicates access to health care for Napa Valley's farmworkers

This story is part of a larger project series, "Voices from the Vineyard," led by Sarah Klearman, a 2020 Impact Fellow. She is reporting on how the twin crises of the pandemic and the wildfires have impacted the health of the valley’s farmworkers and their families....

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics
Rodolfo Reyes receives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a distribution clinic specifically for farmworkers.

How growers had to sidestep county and state programs to vaccinate farmworkers

As harvest season approached, growers begged county officials to vaccinate their workers. But the state and counties didn’t prioritize vaccine doses for farmworkers in February. So the growers and doctors stepped in and set up their own clinics.

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Patient Safety and Ethics
Maria and Rogelio in their apartment in the city of Napa in February.

Voices from the Vineyard, Part 1: 2020 harvest, cut short by North Bay wildfires, 'devastating' for well-being of farmworkers

This story is part of a larger project series, "Voices from the Vineyard," led by Sarah Klearman, a 2020 Impact Fellow. She is reporting on how the twin crises of the pandemic and the wildfires have impacted the health of the valley’s farmworkers and their families.

Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs
Maria y Rogelio en su apartamento en la ciudad de Napa en Febrero.

Los Voces del Campo: La cosecha acortado de 2020 'ha devastado' el bien estar de algunos campesinos del Norte de la Bahía

This story is part of a larger project series, "Voices from the Vineyard," led by Sarah Klearman, a 2020 Impact Fellow. She is reporting on how the twin crises of the pandemic and the wildfires have impacted the health of the valley’s farmworkers and their families....

Race and Equity, Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Health Insurance and Costs, Community Safety
The Kern County Latino COVID-19 Task Force held a free COVID-19 testing event at McFarland's Blanco Park in October.

Where COVID-19 hit hardest in Kern

An analysis of cases in 50 ZIP codes in Kern by The Californian shows that rural valley communities surrounding Bakersfield — many of which are home to prisons, farmworkers and some of the county's most impoverished pockets — were hardest hit.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform
A sign along Immokalee Road encourages people to wash their hands and stay six feet apart to limit the spread of coronavirus in

Nikki Fried to Gov. DeSantis: Give Florida farmworkers, all teachers COVID-19 vaccines now

Florida’s agriculture commissioner asked the governor to open COVID-19 vaccinations to all farmworkers, noting they are “critical to producing safe, secure” food while being exposed to higher health risks during the pandemic.

 

Race and Equity, Environmental Health, Immigrant and Migrant Health, Poverty and Class, Health Insurance and Costs, Healthcare Regulation and Reform, Patient Safety and Ethics