title: Health status in an invisible population: carnival and migrant worker children.
abstract: One goal of Healthy People 2010 (2003) is to close the gap of disparities in access to care and health. The purpose of this descriptive exploratory study was to evaluate health status indicators in the children of itinerant carnival and migrant farmworkers aged birth to 12 years. Health status outcomes (immunization records, well-child examinations, dental health status, and growth parameters) were compared between the two groups and to national averages to identify health disparities. All forms were available in Spanish and English. A total of 97 children were recruited for this study: 45 carnival children and 52 migrant farmworker children.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, USA.
authors.forename: Jill F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kilanowski
authors.forename: Nancy A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ryan-Wenger
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006306:Health Surveys; D040361:Healthy People Programs; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D009909:Oral Health; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*