Proceedings from the second session of hearings on the Maternal and Child Health Care Act are presented in this document. A copy of the bill (H. R. 1702) which proposes the provision of comprehensive health care services for pregnant women and children from birth to age 18 is included. Also included are testimony and statements of expert…

Preventive medical care, morbidity, and mortality among children of migrant agricultural workers were examined using a 1978 representative sample of 145 migrant married women under the age of 50 in Wisconsin. Findings showed fewer than 50% of migrant children under age 16 received recommended annual physical examinations. Only 33% received an…

A survey of Wisconsin's migrant workers was conducted to obtain demographic information, to determine unmet health care needs, and to make recommendations for migrant health services based on those needs. A stratified random sample of 408 workers was selected, representing about 10% of the migrant workers in Wisconsin in the 1978 season; 262 of…