Occupational Stress in Latino Agricultural Workers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Huszar S ; Rohlman DS ; Shaw M
• Description:
  Agricultural workers encounter multiple stressors that can impact their health, including exposure to chemicals, impoverished environment, poor nutrition and limited access to medical care. Furthermore, workers employed in jobs with high demands and low control (i.e., long work days, low income, low job security, little control over the workplace environment) exhibit physiological stress responses to work stressors. Seasonal variation in workload is another critical factor determining stress. Both unpredictable work availability in the low production season and heavy workload during the harvest or high production season can lead to work-related stress. To examine the relationship between stress and health, 32 Latino couples were recruited from an agricultural community in Oregon. Participants completed a questionnaire with items addressing demographic characteristics, occupational experience, health status, job stress, family life issues and other socioeconomic variables. Hair samples were collected from men to measure the level of cortisol as a stress biomarker. The questionnaire was administered in the Spring of 2012 during a period of low work demand in agriculture. A follow-up questionnaire will be administered during a high work demand time, harvest, in the Fall of 2012. This study will provide information about stressors faced by Latino agricultural workers and their families. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Agriculture
  • Demography
  • Farmers
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  • Agricultural industry
  • Farm workers
  • Seasonal workers
  • Job stress
  • Biomonitoring
  • Demographic characteristics
  • Socioeconomics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  48
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053373
• Citation:
  2012 Annual Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) Conference, October 8-9, 2012, Corvalis, Oregon. Portland, OR: Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA), 2012 Oct; :48
• Contact Point Address:
  Meagan Shaw, Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, OR 97239
• Email:
  shawme@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  2012 Annual Oregon Public Health Association (OPHA) Conference, October 8-9, 2012, Corvalis, Oregon
• End Date:
  20270929
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216140/cdc_216140_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 501.62 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:25d79d28069d183f85ce597f5db005b9f51067379bd32541d0974c8755e044fefd07a09aa90ccd118d5525bf20df358aa13b69b01747225b5ea42355a007ccc6