The Novel Coronavirus and Undocumented Farmworkers in the United States

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• Alternative Title:
  New Solut
• Personal Author:
  Matthew, Olayemi ; Monaghan, Paul F. ; Luque, John S.
• Description:
  The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly impacted frontline workers' health in 2020. The objective of this commentary is to evaluate some of the challenges faced by undocumented farmworkers in the context of the current global pandemic and possible risk mitigation strategies. Undocumented farmworkers make considerable contributions to the U.S. economy and food production, but they are at an elevated risk for contracting Covid-19. Their risk is compounded by their employment and legal status, as well as their poor working and living conditions which makes it difficult for them to observe Covid-19 precautionary measures. U.S. immigration policy disincentivizes undocumented farmworkers from seeking healthcare services. Contact tracing challenges could be overcome by gaining trust with subsequent increased testing and care. Extending eligibility of safety net programs for undocumented farmworkers will help to ease the burden of Covid-19, thereby improving their overall health and productivity.
• Subjects:
  • COVID-19
  • Contact Tracing
  • Farmers
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Occupational Health
  • Pandemics
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Trust
  More +
• Keywords:
  • farmworkers
  • COVID-19
  • novel coronavirus
  • health care access
• Source:
  New Solut. 31(1):9-15
• Pubmed ID:
  33517834
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8193739
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U54 MD007582/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U54 OH011230/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/107267/cdc_107267_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 63.42 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a2efb4053ab8bf69e4ce1db5c64131b48bdd32f66db37dabf3bcf788f43fd725