Assessing Hmong Farmers’ Safety and Health

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• Alternative Title:
  Workplace Health Saf
• Personal Author:
  de Castro, A. B. ; Krenz, Jennifer ; Neitzel, Richard L.
• Description:
  This pilot project investigated agricultural-related safety and health issues among Hmong refugees working on family-operated farms. Novel approaches, namely participatory rural appraisal and photovoice, were used to conduct a qualitative occupational hazard assessment with a group of Hmong farmers in Washington State. These two methods were useful in gathering participants' own perspectives about priority concerns. Several identified problems were related to musculoskeletal disorders, handling and operating heavy machinery, heat and cold stress, respiratory exposures, pest management, and socioeconomic and language concerns. Findings from this study provide insight into the work-related challenges that Hmong refugee farmers encounter and can serve as a basis for occupational health professionals to develop interventions to assist this underserved group.
• Keywords:
  Adult Agricultural Workers' Diseases Asia, Southeastern Asian People Female Health Priorities Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Health Pilot Projects Refugees Risk Factors Washington

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• Source:
  Workplace Health Saf. 62(5):178-185
• Pubmed ID:
  24806037
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4138408
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  5KL2RR025015/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; 2U54OH007544-11/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54OH007544/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; KL2 RR025015/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; KL2 TR000421/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R24 HD042828/HD/NICHD NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  62
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5e396ef28142372c41b4b69295ca9c6a7db9489b836de29cd5c3b5e91cccb28c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30084/cdc_30084_DS1.pdf
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