Farmworker Injury Research to Practice: Farmworker Injury Data Translated into Occupational Health Training for Migrant Health Center Clinicians

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• Personal Author:
  Brower M ; Earle-Richardson G ; May JJ ; Sorensen JA
• Description:
  Background: Results from Northeast Center research indicate that while a substantial proportion of adult migrant farmworker visits to health centers involve a work-related injury or illness, nearly 50% of clinicians report never having had any training in occupational medicine. Objectives: Northeast Center researchers translated an extensive body of migrant farmworker injury and occupational illness data collected over 5 years and 7 states into an occupational medicine training curriculum specifically targeted to farmworkers. A manual developed collaboratively with the Migrant Clinician's Network is the first of its kind in the nation. The current presentation relates to the formative evaluation of this manual. Methods: Interviews were carried out with 8 Northeast migrant clinicians to determine the optimal format and content for daily use. A prototype occupational health training module was then developed and presented at a conference of migrant health professionals. Once a final draft was approved, a formal evaluation was undertaken to ascertain the level of use and degree of usefulness in a number of Northeastern migrant health centers. The manual was disseminated to 30 providers at several migrant clinics; some providers received a one-day training in its use by an occupational medicine physician, to others with no associated training, allowing researchers to also determine the optimal dissemination method. Results: Important content sections identified by clinicians for inclusion were: Virtual farm visits, including extensive photos and common injuries and conditions (provided in the Commodity Profiles section), Diagnosis and Treatment of farmworker injuries, Cultural Competency, Workers Compensations Forms, Patient Education. Conclusions: Evaluation results indicate that the NECMCN Clinician's Manual is useful to Migrant Clinicians, and is utilized particularly well when combined with a one-day training session with an Occupational Medicine specialist. Presentation will illustrate the manual content, the evaluation process, and the study results. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Farmers Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Farm Workers Migrant Workers Occupational Medicine R2p Research To Practice Initiative Training
• Publisher:
  Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• 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:
  4-5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059760
• Citation:
  Health & safety in Western agriculture: research to practice, September 20-22, 2006, Pacific Grove, California. Davis, CA: Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, 2006 Sep; :4-5
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Health & safety in Western agriculture: research to practice, September 20-22, 2006, Pacific Grove, California
• End Date:
  20270831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:37c65f3bd8f73ba4802dabd5c247f775238f6a28a929cccf831a48414c755ac3270b304c75c51d92b73654b6caec39b27818f1df25057055131f9ecbfe82404a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223857/cdc_223857_DS1.pdf
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