Latino Farmworker Health Outcomes: Engaging Youth and Families in Research and Prevention

Details

• Personal Author:
  Merten MJ
• Description:
  Background: Agriculture is among the most dangerous occupations - #2 most dangerous for younger workers. Agricultural Hazards can be more dangerous for adolescents than adults. Projects: 1) Urine samples from youth (2014): N=61; $10 for every sample returned; Cooler provided w/detailed instructions; 90% of youth returned all 7 samples; Sundays: Before and after church. 2) Pesticide safety education (2016): N=200; youth ages 12-21; $40 for two surveys; $55 if attend all 4 sessions; Flexible scheduling: twice per week; Retention: 84%-91%; Attendance: 85%-88%. Challenges: A large nursery filed bankruptcy; impact workforce? Adolescents working fast-food jobs rather than nursery jobs? Involvement in this project will not impact status with employer. Establishing trust in the context of national climate. Recruitment Strategies: Community-wide health fairs; Radio presence; Trusted project coordinator. Engagement Strategies: Targeting specific venues for program delivery (e.g., churches). Careful construction of survey instruments and protocol that are sensitive to Latino families. Incentives ($, dinner, certificate). Lay Health Advisors, "promotoras de salud" deliver curriculum to parents and youth: Rapport; Trust; Communication; Experience working with families; Program delivery is an interactive process. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Community Health Services Family Farmers Health Promotion Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural Workers Community Health Families Farm Workers Health Promotion Information Dissemination Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Young Workers
• Publisher:
  Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Oklahoma ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062321
• Citation:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington. Seattle, WA: Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH), 2019 Aug; :1-13
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Western Agriculture Safety and Health Conference - Cultivating Collaborations, August 7-9, 2019, Seattle, Washington
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e0fddd38f9eab720889d6197fba6722c417e0a8be553c4ff2c9b2b97a419cac66e25a1d6ec7a81524e99f724e93df0f59050f5fe572991de936bb46ce4a924e0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225591/cdc_225591_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.83 MB ]