Immokalee farmworkers face many hardships in their field of work. Immokalee is an unincorporated region of Collier County, Florida and it is primarily full of agricultural needs. Population in this area consists of 76.6 % of Hispanics and Latinos ("United States Census Bureau," 2015). However, many times farmworkers face physical abuse, discrimination, non-fatal and high fatal injuries on the job, as well as violation of wages. Low salaries lead to unsafe structural housing. Other health disparities within this population are language barriers, availability to transportation and due to low poverty levels in this region, access to healthcare has become a big issue. Many of the local farmworkers are illegal immigrants, therefore, there is limited to no insurance
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Because many Immokalee farmworkers do not have a car and lack the money for transportation, many do not feel like walking long distances in order to see a physician or follow up with their care. Therefore, a mobile clinic that will visit the Immokalee area on certain days would be of great benefit in order to provide vaccinations, perform basic lab testing, provide health counseling and raising awareness in regards to nutrition and care when working long hours out on the fields in a language they will understand. Mobile health clinics have been in effect in other countries such as India and have reported success. “Mobile health clinics in urban areas play a vital role in providing health care services, particularly to the marginalized sections of society, for whom they are often the only source of health care” (Jamir, Nongkynrih, & Gupta, 2013, p. 133). If we provide this kind of service which can be feasible with the right resources from government and county healthcare agencies, we can provide satisfactory healthcare to the migrant farmworker population
Because many Immokalee farmworkers do not have a car and lack the money for transportation, many do not feel like walking long distances in order to see a physician or follow up with their care. Therefore, a mobile clinic that will visit the Immokalee area on certain days would be of great benefit in order to provide vaccinations, perform basic lab testing, provide health counseling and raising awareness in regards to nutrition and care when working long hours out on the fields in a language they will understand. Mobile health clinics have been in effect in other countries such as India and have reported success. “Mobile health clinics in urban areas play a vital role in providing health care services, particularly to the marginalized sections of society, for whom they are often the only source of health care” (Jamir, Nongkynrih, & Gupta, 2013, p. 133). If we provide this kind of service which can be feasible with the right resources from government and county healthcare agencies, we can provide satisfactory healthcare to the migrant farmworker population