Farmworker housing in the United States and its impact on health

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• Personal Author:
  Brooke C ; Fagan K ; Howe A ; McCurdy SA ; Quandt SA ; Thornburg TK
• Description:
  Farmworkers in the United States occupy a range of housing, including both on- and off-farm family and communal dwellings. As the farmworker population is becoming more settled, housing needs are changing. Existing regulations designed originally for grower-supplied migrant housing may need to be expanded. Much of farmworker housing is in poor condition, and likely linked to negative mental and physical health outcomes of residents because of exposures to crowding; mold, mildew, and other allergens; pesticides; and structural deficiencies. The existing research literature, both on housing conditions and their associations with farmworker health, is sparse, and large areas of the country and significant domains of health are omitted. This paper reviews this literature and formulates research and policy recommendations for addressing these deficiencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Emigration And Immigration Farmers Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Environmental Health Demographic Characteristics Farm Workers Housing Mental Health Migrant Labor Migrant Workers
• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Kentucky ; Michigan ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  263-286
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047566
• Citation:
  New Solut 2015 Nov; 25(3):263-286
• Contact Point Address:
  Sara A. Quandt, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  squandt@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:06e90bdb0d328205cd3f00f23b227d82626bd9872d6d7862efb696f7eb9729f02a4e21e6d668df0ab5d3a1aca0499c320d040a23640f9b8ab024d9e39b1f0504
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202585/cdc_202585_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 167.27 KB ]