A patient is a migrant farm worker. Which barrier would exist for this patient to access healthcare if needed?
1. Language
2. Homelessness
3. Racism
4. Access
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Explanation: 1. Many guest workers/migrant farm workers come from Mexico and Central America. If there are no interpreters available, language can be a potential barrier for health care, even if it is provided.
2. Farm workers are provided housing, so technically they are not homeless, even if the housing conditions are substandard.
3. Racism is not so much a factor in this case–language is the greater barrier.
4. Health care specific to farm workers is provided where they are working.
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