Prevalence and Predictors of Food Insecurity in Migrant Farmworkers in Georgia

Authors

Brittany G. Hill, Emory University
Ashley G. Moloney, Emory University
Terry Mize, Emory University
Tom Himelick, Emory University
Jodie L. Guest, Emory UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

2011

Comments

Published in Am J Public Health. 2011; 101:831–833. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2010. 199703

Abstract

We examined the prevalence of food insecurity in migrant farmworkers in Georgia.Of these workers 62.83% did not have enough food, and non–H-2A workers had an adjusted risk of food insecurity almost 3 times higher than did H-2A workers. Lack of access to cooking facilities, transportation problems, and having children were additional risk factors. Migrant farmworkers are at extreme risk for food insecurity, although being an H-2A guestworker was protective within this population. Policy interventions are needed to protect these vulnerable farmworkers.