On-Farm Health Screening Needs of Immigrant Dairy Workers in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains

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• Personal Author:
  Douphrate DI ; Lopez SN ; Rodriguez A
• Description:
  The objective of this pilot study was to determine the health needs of dairy farm workers and the feasibility of on-farm health risk screenings in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. A cross-sectional study design was used to collect survey responses concerning health needs, occupational, and economic characteristics among 300 dairy workers between April 2020 and July 2021. Participants were predominantly immigrant Hispanic (88.8%) males (83.0%) of approximately 34.4 (SD 9.9) years of age, worked 6.0 (SD 0.4; Range 3-7) days a week and 9.9 (SD 1.5; Range 6-13) hours a day, earning a mean hourly rate of $13.40 (SD $2.80). Participants reported interest in attending on-farm health risk screenings (93.8%) as well as receiving a COVID-19 vaccine if it became available (86.4%). Health service categories were ranked from: (1st "most important") preventative care (Mean Rank 2.3), (2nd) laboratory and diagnostic care (Mean Rank 2.6), (3rd) nutritional and physical fitness support (Mean Rank 2.8), (4th) mental health care (Mean Rank 3.4), and (5th) workplace interventions (Mean Rank 3.6). Participants reported obtaining health information predominantly from internet searches (32.0%) and social media (17.7%). Findings suggest there is need and interest for on-farm health risk screenings and education among immigrant dairy workers in the Texas Panhandle-South Plains region. Addressing known barriers to health should be paramount to the organization of on-farm health risk screenings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Communicable Diseases Education Emigration And Immigration Farmers Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Hispanic COVID-19 Farm Workers Health Barriers Health Care Immigrant Workers Mental Health Preventive Measures Screening Programs Vaccines Workplace Interventions

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067325
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2023 Oct; 28(4):665-675
• Contact Point Address:
  Anabel Rodriguez, PhD, MPH, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics & Environmental Sciences, 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, Texas 78229
• Email:
  Anabel.Rodriguez@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2024
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:93546ebccbe86c4798c84438726b9abb515bd36ee0a6fb20349a4c22383538cf80ffbdf98a9a129352bd91d5bbcf8b10ac0fd02cc055df00f8730548f3adb606
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/231412/cdc_231412_DS1.pdf
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