The Statewide Farmworker Health Program accomplishes its goals by coordinating a state-wide case management system for migratory and seasonal farmworkers to obtain health services. Vouchers for covered services are obtained from 78 Access Point Agencies made up of state-funded primary care clinics and local health departments. Preventive services and early intervention create a healthier population and reduce the need and the total cost of personal health services. This system is a dynamic process and requires a partnership between state, local and private providers. Farmworkers and their dependents are eligible regardless of immigration status.
Eligibility is updated annually.
Their plight is compounded by other barriers, however. Wages rates are typically lower, transportation less reliable, and fewer families can afford phone service. Language, culture, and work opportunities may keep them isolated. They may migrate with large supportive families who are also have health care needs. Housing is generally substandard.