Recruitment, Methods, and Descriptive Results of a Physiologic Assessment of Latino Farmworkers: The California Heat Illness Prevention Study

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• Personal Author:
  Armitage TL ; Bennett DH ; Castro J ; Jones, James H. ; Kjellstrom T ; Mitchell DC ; Moyce SC ; Schenker MB ; Tancredi DJ ; Vega-Arroyo AJ
• Description:
  Objective: The California heat illness prevention study (CHIPS) devised methodology and collected physiological data to assess heat related illness (HRI) risk in Latino farmworkers. Methods: Bilingual researchers monitored HRI across a workshift, recording core temperature, work rate (metabolic equivalents [METs]), and heart rate at minute intervals. Hydration status was assessed by changes in weight and blood osmolality. Personal data loggers and a weather station measured exposure to heat. Interviewer administered questionnaires were used to collect demographic and occupational information. Results: California farmworkers (n 588) were assessed. Acceptable quality data was obtained from 80% of participants (core temperature) to 100% of participants (weight change).Workers (8.3%) experienced a core body temperature more than or equal to 38.5 degrees C and 11.8% experienced dehydration (lost more than 1.5% of body weight). Conclusions: Methodology is presented for the first comprehensive physiological assessment of HRI risk in California farmworkers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Body Weight Cardiovascular System Demography Farmers Hot Temperature Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Body Temperature Body Weight Demographic Characteristics Farm Workers Heart Rate Heat Exposure Metabolic Rate Questionnaires
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050010
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2017 Jul; 59(7):649-658
• Contact Point Address:
  Diane C. Mitchell, PhD, Center for Health and the Environment, University of California Davis, 1250 Old Davis Road, Davis, CA 95616
• Email:
  dcmitchell@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210566/cdc_210566_DS1.pdf
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