Planning Study of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in New York State: Understanding the Occupational Safety Environment Using Focus Groups

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• Personal Author:
  Earle-Richardson G ; Ivory JF ; May JJ ; Earle-Richardson G ; Ivory JF ; May JJ
• Description:
  In this study, over a hundred migrant and seasonal farmworkers, growers, medical and social service providers, and researchers from around New York State were interviewed individually or in focus groups about the issues affecting farmworker occupational health and safety. The purpose was to understand the occupational environment in which these workers operate, and to determine the best approach for a future study. The findings are: (1) that there is strong opposition interviewing farmworkers; (2) participants at all levels need to see some clear benefit in their participation; (3) interest and support exists in the grower community for such research; and (4) farmworkers are more willing to participate in research when they know the researchers. These findings will guide a future research design for a study of farmworker occupational injuries and illnesses in New York State. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Epidemiology Farmers Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Safety Management Staff Development Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Migrant Farmworkers Focus Groups Injury-prevention New York State Occupational-health Occupational Injury Questionnaires Racial-factors Safety-measures Surveillance-programs Training Worker's Compensation

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  111-119
• Volume:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025128
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 1998 May; 4(Special Issue 1):111-119
• Contact Point Address:
  Giulia Earle-Richardson, NYCAMH-Bassett Healthcare, One Atwell Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  aearle@telenet.net
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Performing Organization:
  The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:43615ab9bbec2a0c64966cc79e9e8c68c119a8cae20d93fe97bcf8e938b9fd058221e6307382edb0f63cdf0949e5ddc5f8963da7c6d2f7ea796b0a70c03c2149
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196618/cdc_196618_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 80.96 KB ]