Pay, Power, and Health: HRI and the Agricultural Conundrum

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• Personal Author:
  Courville M ; Schenker M ; Wadsworth G ; Courville M ; Schenker M ; Wadsworth G
• Description:
  As part of a five-year integrated study on heat-related illness (HRI) among farmworkers in California, the California Institute for Rural Studies (CIRS) convened focus groups with farmworkers in regions of the state where HRI was prevalent. CIRS also interviewed employers and other stakeholders in the state. While this study was not designed to identify causal relationships, we were able to identify patterns of interaction that point to the intersection of agricultural system structures and worker agency in making self-care decisions. Structural categories, such as productivity losses/gains, cut across all self-care choices, often overriding other factors for decision making. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Decision Making Farmers Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Farmworkers Decision Making Farm Workers Heat Exposure Heat Illness Labor Relations Piece Rate Pay Rural Self-care Work Performance

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• ISSN:
  0160-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  214-235
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068920
• Citation:
  Labor Stud J 2019 Sep; 44(3):214-235
• Contact Point Address:
  Gail Wadsworth, California Institute for Rural Studies, P.O. Box 1047, Davis, CA 95617, USA
• Email:
  gwadsworth@cirsinc.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Labor Studies Journal
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f5c478c0947f93558a897d82e31eb0d628a06c1e7de8d52967c4c7aaa0e10f674944043e569687bfd4674e87b57332ca229de01bfeaf8f087098d14fd0c367d7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207483/cdc_207483_DS1.pdf
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