Caring for Children While Working in Agriculture – the Perspective of Farmworker Parents

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• Personal Author:
  Lee B ; Liebman AK ; Salzwedel M ; Simmons J ; Tovar-Aguilar A
• Description:
  Access to safe, off-farm childcare is often a challenge for farmworkers with young children and is likely to become an increasingly salient barrier as more agricultural workers migrate together with families and as the number of women entering the agricultural workforce increases. Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries, and the presence of young children in the workplace puts them at risk. To better understand the current nature of childcare for farmworker families and the challenges to accessing services, this project facilitated in-person surveys with 132 parents in three communities in Florida. A convenience sample that intentionally targeted parents living and working in areas with limited access to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start facilities was used to recruit participants. Most participants reported childcare access as a challenge. They expressed a desire to work in an area based on childcare availability. These findings offer agribusiness leaders important data to consider. They also suggest industry support of childcare may be an important workforce investment. Findings indicate that high quality, affordable off-farm childcare services could serve as a means for attracting farmworkers to regions currently experiencing labor shortages. Additional research is warranted to explore this subject in diverse geographic areas. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Child Care Children Farm Workers Migrant Workers Parents Seasonal Workers Socio-ecological Model
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  406-415
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20050120
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2017 Oct; 22(4):406-415
• Contact Point Address:
  Juliana Simmons, Environmental & Occupational Health Program Manager, Migrant Clinicians Network, 225 N Division St, Ste 302/303, Salisbury, MD 21801
• Email:
  jsimmons@migrantclinician.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• 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:
  urn:sha-512:0bb6700f0594f33906f93bc889c6c4ae9d431dbfdaa2f571f65cb74ab14cb7e64109b3e167c7881318d586cd231b8c545a2b6499516865bbf07ba320af62a5ac
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210607/cdc_210607_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.17 MB ]