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Assessing Hmong Farmers' Safety and Health [PDF]
Workplace Health & Safety, 2014 This pilot project investigated agricultural-related safety and health issues among Hmong refugees working on family-operated farms. Novel approaches, namely participatory rural appraisal and photovoice, were used to conduct a qualitative occupational hazard assessment with a group of Hmong farmers in Washington State. These two methods were useful in
A B, de Castro +2 more
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LGBTQ+ Farmer Health in COVID-19 [PDF]
Journal of Agromedicine, 2020 The limited data on LGBTQ+ farmers demonstrate that this population lacks adequate healthcare access and faces stigma in agricultural communities. Given that COVID-19 disproportionately impacts LGBTQ+ populations, we investigate how working conditions and healthcare bias may expose LGBTQ+ farmers - essential employees - to high risk of transmitting the
Wypler, Jaclyn, Hoffelmeyer, M.
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Organophosphate exposure and the chronic effects on farmers: a narrative review
Rural and Remote Health, 2020 Introduction: Organophosphates are a class of insecticides used globally by the agricultural industry for insect control. Acute consequences of organophosphate exposures are well known, while there has been limited research on their long-term effects ...
Jessica Perry +3 more
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Farmer Mental Health Interventions: A Systematic Review [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 The prevalence of mental health disorders and suicide amongst agricultural producers is a global problem. Community leaders, researchers, policymakers, and clinicians have mobilized to develop programs to address this issue. This study reviewed a wide range of mental health interventions targeting farmer mental health spanning over 50 years and ...
Terasa Younker, Heidi Liss Radunovich
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Online assessment of suicide stigma, literacy and effect in Australia’s rural farming community
BMC Public Health, 2018 Background In Australia, farming populations have been identified as having higher rates of suicide, in comparison to metropolitan, rural and regional communities. The reasons for this are unclear although stigma is considered a risk factor.
Alison J. Kennedy +3 more
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Part 4: Global Health as a Theological Locus
Journal of Moral Theology, 2023 This introduction to Part 4: Global Health as a Theological Locus provides an overview of the section and brief descriptions of the following chapters: Chapter Twelve, “Ebola and the Ravages of History in Paul Farmer: A Catholic Theological Ethical ...
Jennie Weiss Block, OP +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2016 Background Australian farming communities have up to twice the suicide rate of the general population. Men, particularly, demonstrate debilitating self- and perceived-stigma associated with an experience of suicide.
Alison J. Kennedy +2 more
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The mental health of farmers [PDF]
Occupational Medicine, 2002 Farmers are subject to a number of unique occupational stressors, many of which have been aggravated in recent years by changes in farming practice and by economic factors. These are probably part of the explanation for the high rates of suicide in farmers and farm workers, which in the UK account for the largest number of suicides in any occupational ...
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Analysis Income and Household Expenses Based on Livelihood [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 The welfare of small farmer households has been essential; however, many of them who rely upon only on-farm find it difficult to cover their household expenses.
Hariyanto Wahyudi +2 more
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Land, 2021 The objectives were to determine the socio-demographic profiles of small ruminant dairy farmers and to study associations with management practices, production outcomes and health parameters on their farms.
Daphne T. Lianou, George C. Fthenakis
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