Unique agricultural safety and health issues of migrant and immigrant children

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• Personal Author:
  Liebman AK ; McLaurin JA
• Description:
  Immigrant and migrant youth who live and work in agricultural settings experience unique agricultural safety and health issues. Mobility, poverty, cultural differences, immigration status, language, education, housing, food security, regulatory standards and enforcement, and access to childcare and health care influence exposure risk and the well-being of this population. Approximately 10% of the migrant agricultural labor force is composed of unaccompanied minors, whose safety and health is further compounded by lack of social supports and additional stresses associated with economic independence. This paper examines the current demographic and health data, regulatory protections, and programs and practices addressing safety and health in this sector of youth in agriculture. Gaps in knowledge and practice are identified, with emphasis on data collection and regulatory limitations. Best practices in programs addressing the special needs of this population are highlighted. Recommendations identify seven priority areas for impact to promote transformative change in the agricultural health and safety concerns of unaccompanied minors and children of immigrant, migrant and seasonal farmworkers. This framework may be used to examine similar needs in other identified subpopulations of children as they merit attention, whether now or in the future. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Economics Emigration And Immigration Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Occupational Health Race Factors Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Author Keywords: Agricultural Health Children Demographic Characteristics Environmental Hazards Exposure Levels Farmwork Immigrant Workers Migrant Children Migrant Workers Occupational Safety Racial Factors Risk Factors Sociological Factors

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  186-196
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048928
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2012 Apr; 17(2):186-196
• Contact Point Address:
  Jennie A. McLaurin, MD, MPH, 5911 Malloy Avenue, Ferndale, WA 98248
• Email:
  jmclaurin@migrantclinician.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203544/cdc_203544_DS1.pdf
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