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J Agromedicine

Objectives:Farmworkers in Michigan face precarious and exploitative labor conditions that affect their access to affordable, fair and quality housing, which are key social determinants of health.

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Profile of Hired Farmworkers, 1996 Annual Averages [PDF]

Examines demographic and employment characteristics of the 906,000 persons 15 years of age and older who did hired farmwork in 1996. Approximately 906,000 persons 15 years of age and older were employed as hired farmworkers each week in 1996.
Runyan, Jack L.
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Skin-Related Quality of Life among Migrant Farmworkers [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Farmworkers in North America work in an environment likely to produce skin injuries and illnesses that affect quality of life (QOL). Objective: We identified the dimensions of skin-related QOL that were most impaired and examined predictors ...
Schulz, Mark R., NC DOCKS at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro   +1 more
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Correlates of Mental Health Among Latino Farmworkers in North Carolina

, 2011
Purpose: Latino farmworkers are a vulnerable population who confront multiple threats to their mental health. Informed by the stress-process model of psychiatric disorder, the goal of this paper is to determine primary and context-specific stressors of ...
Quandt, S.A., Arcury, T.A., Melody Schwantes, Swantes, Melody, Sara A. Quandt, Isom, S., Joseph G. Grzywacz, Scott Isom, Crain, R., Thomas A. Arcury, Rebecca Crain, Grzywacz, J.G.   +11 more
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Advancing Farmworkers’ Rights: An Environmental Justice Approach [PDF]

In this workshop, we employ an environmental justice lens to examine the issues and working conditions that farmworkers experience in Western New York (WNY) and across the state more generally.
Gilbert-Overland, Jessica, Bocanegra, Cassandra   +1 more
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Nonfarm Work and Income Smoothing Among Domestic Farmworkers

Historically, farmers in the United States (US) have relied on a highly elastic supply of low-wage labor from rural Mexico. However, recent studies show that the supply of farmworkers from rural Mexico has been decreasing. In this study, we use data from
Rutledge, Zachariah, McGrady, Clare
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Food Insecurity Among Farmworkers in Ventura County [PDF]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This community-based research project was a collaboration between Community Roots Garden and Sociology Capstone students. In March 2022, 100 farmworkers in Oxnard responded to survey questions about access to food.
Angelez, Jose, Hernandez, Celeste, Rivera, Ana, Soper, Rachel, Cortez, Joanna, Loza, Skye, Cedillo, Evelyn, Garcia, Jasmine, Gomez, Janitta, Sanchez, Fabiola, Rodarte, Alexis, Cortez, Daniela, Ibarra, Melissa, Velazquez, Molly, Ambriz, Giselle, Garcia, Erick   +15 more
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Lessons Learned on the Use of Wearables in Tracking Health Indicators Among Farmworkers in North Carolina Exposed to Extreme Heat Conditions. [PDF]

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Wallace DD, Lordmendez V, Perry SA, Villa Torres L, Savelli L, Castillo M, Cuello Y.   +6 more
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Pena, Miedo y la Desidia: understanding US Latina farmworkers' perspectives on breast cancer and prevention services. [PDF]

Health Promot Int
Aceves B, Padilla P, Preciado D, Cruz O, Lopez-Galvez N.   +4 more
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The Migrant Farmworker [PDF]

Family Medicine, 2018
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