The migrant adolescent worklife study.

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• Personal Author:
  Cooper C ; Cooper S ; del Junco D ; Levin J ; Shipp E
• Description:
  Background: Little published data describe chronic disease indicators among migrant farmworker adolescents, a vulnerable working population. Methods: To address this gap and through a partnership with the Weslaco Independent School District and Migrant Education Department, we are conducting a 5-year combined cross-sectional/cohort study (2006-2011) to examine the prevalence of and risk factors for hypertension, overweight, hyperinsulemia, and back symptoms among students from two South Texas high schools. Along with physical examinations, we administered a questionnaire soliciting information on work history, health risk behaviors, acculturation, and other factors. Results: Among 628 sampled students, 508 participated (80.9%) after completing consent procedures. Of these, 257 were migrant education students and 251 were their nonmigrant counterparts. Approximately, 96.7% of participants are Hispanic and 50.0% are male. Initial analyses of data from the fourth year (2010) of the project, comparing migrant and nonmigrant students, show a prevalence of 36.9% vs. 26.6% for acanthosis nigricans (AN, a marker of hyperinsulemia); 7.7% vs. 13.9% for high normal or high blood pressure (>90th percentile for age, height, and gender), and 40.0% and 41.5% for overweight or obese. Among males and females, the prevalence of AN was 31.6% and 31.9%, the prevalence of high normal or high blood pressure was 12.1% and 9.7%, and the prevalence of overweight/obese was 50.0% and 33.3%, respectively. Conclusions: These preliminary results suggest a compelling need for a comprehensive intervention to prevent significant chronic disease in this high-risk Hispanic adolescent population. This study addresses the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Sector Strategic Goal 2.2.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Hazardous Substances Irritants Occupational Diseases Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Body Weight Chronic Diseases Farm Workers Migrant Workers Risk Factors Young Workers
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  112
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057307
• Citation:
  NORA Symposium 2011: Achieving Impact Through Research and Partnerships, July 12-13, 2011, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2011 Jul; :112
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  NORA Symposium 2011: Achieving Impact Through Research and Partnerships, July 12-13, 2011, Cincinnati, Ohio
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181810/cdc_181810_DS1.pdf
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