DEARING, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University's School of Public Health and McCorkle Nurseries, Inc. hosted their 5th annual AU-MNI Rural Health Fair Friday morning.

It provides vital healthcare services to the workers who need it the most.

Each year, an estimated 200 rural nursery workers get services and education on healthcare.

It’s a resource McCorkle Nurseries, Inc. Operations Manager Chris McCorkle says they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.

“A number of our employees are guest workers, many of whom come from Mexico, and they’re with us for several months out of the year. Many of them just don’t have access to basic healthcare—so this is just a great opportunity for us to provide those services to them," said McCorkle.

Migrant workers were able to take part in a blood pressure clinic

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