Development and Evaluation of a Basic First Aid Curriculum for Spanish-Speaking Dairy Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Meyerhoff A ; Scott EE ; Tinc PJ ; Wyckoff S
• Description:
  Over the past decade, the New York State dairy industry has grown substantially, resulting in an increase in immigrant workers who speak languages other than English. Estimates suggest that over 50% of workers on large New York dairies are Spanish-speaking individuals who immigrated to the U.S. from Guatemala, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. With a growing population of Spanish-speaking workers, safety concerns on farms have become a prominent issue. This article reviews the development and evaluation of a basic dairy first aid curriculum, which is intended to educate Spanish-speaking immigrant dairy workers on emergency response and first aid. The materials developed are culturally relevant and can be easily understood by low-literacy, non-English-speaking workers. In evaluation of the materials using pre- and post-testing, a significant knowledge gain was identified in workers who participated in the training. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dairy Products Emigration And Immigration Farmers First Aid Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Animal Products Workers Author Keywords: Dairy Farm Workers Curriculum Development Dairy Products Farm Workers First Aid Hispanic Farm Workers Immigrant Workers Language Barrier Safety Education
• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  163-172
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053055
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2016 Jul; 22(3):163-172
• Contact Point Address:
  Pamela J. Tinc, NYCAMH, One Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326
• Email:
  pam.tinc@bassett.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c1c11a410e60ec2b24b3c875be2a3d017ed13f1ea037040c5bbc6475e68905d935d056362f5f9ea13804ba2c9bed27681f279df68ccf3f44563f726b968d3197
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215905/cdc_215905_DS1.pdf
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