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Redi Reports

“Harvest Health Initiative”: Closing Colorado’s Farmworker Healthcare Gap

  • July 2026
Colorado’s 2021 Agricultural Labor Rights and Responsibilities Act (ALRRA) guarantees farmworkers access to healthcare providers but does not specify funding. In Colorado, 63% of primary care shortage areas are rural (HRSA, 2025) and spending on emergency room visits translates into an estimated $800 million a year in avoidable costs (CIVHC, 2015).…
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Redi Reports

Evaluating Healthcare Access for Migrant Agricultural Workers

  • July 2025
Occupational illness and injury rates are high in the U.S. agricultural sector. Spatial correlations are low between migrant health centers and population concentrations of H-2A workers. Furthermore, migrant health centers are scarce in areas with high environmental risks, suggesting that many H-2A workers are underserved. Overview The H-2A visa allows agricultural employers, in the face of a labor shortage, to bring foreign workers on a temporary or seasonal basis.…
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