Family services for migrant and seasonal farm workers: The Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) model

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• Personal Author:
  Lee BC ; Liebman AK ; Mainster B
• Description:
  Agricultural employers and work supervisors strive to keep children out of worksites, but oftentimes migrating farm worker parents lack accessible or affordable options for childcare in a trusted environment. Thus, children may not have a safe, appropriate place to be while their parents are conducting agricultural work. Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) of Florida is a community development organization that creates and fosters opportunities for the children of migrant and other low-income rural families. To better understand the RCMA system, an in-depth assessment of its program was undertaken to identify both its standard and unique features. Results revealed many attributes contributing to RCMA's success. Based upon RCMA's 48-year track record, employers, agribusinesses, and communities are encouraged to adopt strategies to meet local and regional childcare needs where parents are working in agriculture. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Men Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Women
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agricultural Employers Author Keywords: Agribusiness Childcare Children Demographic-characteristics Family Services Farm Worker Children Farm Workers Humans Migrant Families Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-practices Sociological-factors

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  123-129
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044505
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2014 Jun; 19(2):123-129
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara C. Lee, PhD, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, National Children's Center, 1000 N. Oak Avenue ML1, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  lee.barbara@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• Supplement:
  Special Issue
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a77cfd0199cd7bf1a133b6b8435df8a37146c50f42b878ee9fcc275f9d7bb1ba636008169c6b86d26904681789d8b39fab40e64ff2e8cc09f2455c662b858098
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200192/cdc_200192_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 237.39 KB ]