Assessing Farm Stress and Community Supports in a U.S.-Mexico Border County

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• Personal Author:
  Hernandez PJ ; Keeney AJ ; Meng Y
• Description:
  Imperial County, California, is a high-need, medically underserved area that has some of the worst overall health outcomes of all California counties. Given this and the high depression and anxiety rates in agricultural occupations, Imperial County farmers and ranchers may be at an increased risk of stress and poor mental health outcomes. An exploratory mixed methods assessment was used to collect information from 24 farmers and ranchers in Imperial County. Survey topics included questions about farm or ranch operations, farm-related stress, mental health, community support, and health behaviors. The results indicate that most respondents perceive unpredictable factors, such as government regulations, as the most impactful stressors related to their farm or ranch operations. Additionally, depression symptomatology scores were positively correlated with respondents' ability to obtain credit. Efforts to understand farm-related stress and how community support can help Imperial County farmers and ranchers mediate adverse physical and mental health effects through formal and informal networks are considered. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Healthcare Disparities Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Community Supports Community Based Farm-related Stress Farmers And Ranchers Health Disparities Job Stress Mental Health U.S.-Mexico Border
• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-12
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064264
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 2021 Jan; 27(1):1-12
• Contact Point Address:
  Annie J. Keeney, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4119
• Email:
  akeeney@sdsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:107d71f1570a092073956b2be08786d2c21fb030dc3d6113f6fb1d8b2706d1ba87a3c5d0c74a2656234c5c482ead05696600adaff4b22c0e106b239a358ff5b6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222763/cdc_222763_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 292.63 KB ]