North Carolina, Raleigh- Farmworker clinics in North Carolina offer free care to a population that performs essential work and is subject to numerous risks.
Indeed, agriculture is one of the three most dangerous jobs in the United States. Farmworkers face serious threats to their physical and mental health, while experiencing multiple barriers to accessing healthcare.
But precisely to respond to the gaps in medical care for day laborers, there is a network of clinics for farmworkers in North Carolina.
This is the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program (NCFHP). NCFHP operates with local agencies to provide care throughout the state. And especially in geographical areas with a higher density of rural work.
What services does NCFHP provide?
Farmworker clinics in North Carolina focus on primary care. Their services include general medical care, mental health and dentistry.
Although agricultural workers can go to clinics to request medical attention, the truth is that NCFHP has professionals who go to the fields to assist day laborers. That is, they can receive care without leaving their workplaces: a crucial attribute for a population that usually lives in isolation and has difficulties getting around.
Once in the fields, and after conducting an evaluation, specialists can refer farmworkers to primary and specialized care providers. They also help them get the care they need by offering support services such as interpretation, transportation, and case management. Although in some places mobile medical teams can also provide medical services in the field.
The care offered is always free, in Spanish and regardless of your immigration status.
How to Find Farmworker Clinics in North Carolina?
Despite the mobile units, farmworkers do not need to wait in the fields for assistance to arrive. If you have transportation options, you can also go to the community clinics located in rural areas throughout the state.
While there are more than 500 community clinics, about 20 focus specifically on the farmworker population.
One of the oldest is Neighbors, based in Jackson County, in the west of the state.
Below you will find the location and phone number of the Clinics for farm workers in North Carolina. Call the nearest one by phone to request more information. In all cases you will be able to speak with an operator in Spanish.
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