Female farmworkers' perceptions of heat-related illness and pregnancy health

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• Personal Author:
  Economos J ; Flocks J ; McCauley LA ; Runkle J ; Tovar-Aquilar JA ; Vi Thien Mac V ; Economos J ; Flocks J ; McCauley LA ; Runkle J ; Tovar-Aquilar JA ; Vi Thien Mac V
• Description:
  Although agricultural workers have elevated risks of heat-related illnesses (HRI), pregnant farmworkers exposed to extreme heat face additional health risk, including poor pregnancy health and birth outcomes. Qualitative data from five focus groups with 35 female Hispanic and Haitian nursery and fernery workers provide details about the women's perceptions of HRI and pregnancy. Participants believe that heat exposure can adversely affect general, pregnancy, and fetal health, yet feel they lack control over workplace conditions and that they lack training about these specific risks. These data are being used to develop culturally appropriate educational materials emphasizing health promoting and protective behaviors during pregnancy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Behavior Education Farmers Fetus Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Mass Behavior Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Pregnancy Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System Women

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Attitude Author Keywords: Beliefs Employee-exposure Employee-health Exposure-levels Farmworkers Fertility Group-behavior Heat Heat-exhaustion Heat-exposure Heat-related Illness Heat-stress Pregnancy Health Prenatal-exposure Qualitative-analysis Racial-factors Reproductive-effects Reproductive-hazards Risk-factors Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• 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:
  350-358
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045002
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2013 Oct; 18(4):350-358
• Contact Point Address:
  Joan Flocks, MA, JD, Director, Social Policy Division, Center for Governmental Responsibility, Levin College of Law, University of Florida, PO Box 117629, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
• Email:
  flocks@law.ufl.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20131231
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:419ceee525d5fc4604fc9e1742592454c7b106a5cd18a3ac1bd0b9369755db17ed5e742eb2a821866a2520267ce6a49a5ddc4621266857cae9a0b8da036725c9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200562/cdc_200562_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 155.69 KB ]