Dissemination of Heat Safety Practices Among Florida Farmworker Crews.

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• Alternative Title:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2025, v. 67, no. 8: Dissemination of Heat Safety Practices Among Florida Farmworker Crews.
• Journal Article:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Personal Author:
  Martin, Miranda Carver ; Forst, Linda ; Siciliano, Michael ; Xiuhtecutli, Nezahualcoyotl ; Monaghan, Paul
• Description:
  The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of heat-related illness (HRI) safety training tailored for farmworker harvesting crews.
  
  We surveyed 52 farmworkers in three crews on heat safety knowledge, self-reported behaviors, and heat illness symptoms. Each provided a pre and post shift urine sample for analysis of specific gravity. One crew received an HRI training program and a "buddy system" to remind co-workers to rest and hydrate.
  
  The intervention crewmembers exchanged more heat safety reminders during the day and reported more rest and hydration. Social network analysis shows how coworkers disseminated heat safety messages. There was no difference in urine specific gravity among intervention or control crews.
  
  Social networks within harvesting crews can be leveraged to disseminate heat safety messages. Dehydration measures indicate training is not sufficient to protect workers from symptoms of HRI.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Heat Stress Disorders
  • Male
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Farmers
  • Hot Temperature
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Health
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Farmworker safety
  • heat illness prevention
  • social network analysis
• Source:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2025, v. 67, no. 8
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000003421
• ISSN:
  1076-2752 ; 1536-5948
• Pubmed ID:
  40309913
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC12857881
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  U54 OH011230/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54 OH012503/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida
• Pages in Document:
  e518-e524 (20 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/261445/cdc_261445_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 771.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
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