The COVID-19 Impact on Childcare in Agricultural Populations

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• Personal Author:
  Kruse K ; Lee B ; Liebman A ; Salzwedel M
• Description:
  The corona virus pandemic pulled back the curtain on rural America's already fragile childcare system and shed light on the critical role that quality, affordable, accessible childcare plays in the lives of workers and families, as well as in the success of agricultural businesses. This commentary aims to describe how existing childcare problems were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially impacting both the health and economics of farm households and farmworker families. For solutions to be successful, efforts will need to be collaborative, with federal interventions spurred on by childcare stakeholders. Successful collaborations will result in a better childcare system that nurtures children while their parents contribute to our nation's production of agricultural products. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Communicable Diseases Economics Family Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Children Childcare Children Coronavirus COVID COVID-19 Daycare Families Farm Workers
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  383-387
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061510
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2020 Oct; 25(4):383-387
• Contact Point Address:
  Marsha Salzwedel, Agricultural Youth Safety, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Marshfiled, WI, USA
• Email:
  salzwedel.marsha@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• 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:ecbd6cc93d11e21aef0081a727c62b64c4acd4729bd6f76c459c42530d75d8823e192e572ea2d76225a1687f6c123a90f9cf3d400d4d413a68c1cc0c96d8fab9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225024/cdc_225024_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.37 MB ]