Author: Heather KunPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Health Profile and Interface of Farmworkers with Healthcare in Imperial County, California
Author: Heather KunHealth Conditions and Services for Domestic Seasonal Agricultural Workers and Their Families in California
Author: California. Department of Public HealthPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Health conditions and services for domestic seasonal agricultural workers and their families in California
Author: California. Dept. of Public HealthPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The California Farm Workers Health Service
Author: California. Farm Workers Health ServicePublisher:
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Category : Community health services
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: David Rockefeller Center for Latin American StudiesPublisher:
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Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Health Program for Farm Workers' Families in California
Author: California. Department of Public HealthPublisher:
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Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Access to Health Care for California's Hired Farm Workers
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Agricultural laborers
Languages : en
Pages : 45
Book Description
The Occupational Health of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in the United States
Author: Valerie A. WilkPublisher:
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Intended to provide a framework for a research agenda on migrant and seasonal farmworker health and to serve as a resource for all those concerned with farmworker health, this report examines farmworker health data gathered within the past 10-15 years. The document contains the following material: (1) an overview of the major occupational health problems reported by migrant health centers; (2) a summary of the literature on each agricultural health problem presented; (3) information on ongoing research projects on farmworker occupational health; (4) recommendations for research priorities on farmworker health; (5) information on occupational safety and health laws covering agricultural workers; and (6) a resource guide on farmworker occupational safety and health, including training materials. One-third of the report is devoted to specific occupational health problems including communicable diseases, urinary tract infections/kidney problems, heat stress, pesticide-related illness, dermatitis, eye problems, accidents, noninfectious respiratory diseases, cancer, hazards for children in the fields, and hazards for pregnant women and/or the newborn. (JHZ)
Unequal Treatment
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030908265X
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 781
Book Description
Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are known to reflect access to care and other issues that arise from differing socioeconomic conditions. There is, however, increasing evidence that even after such differences are accounted for, race and ethnicity remain significant predictors of the quality of health care received. In Unequal Treatment, a panel of experts documents this evidence and explores how persons of color experience the health care environment. The book examines how disparities in treatment may arise in health care systems and looks at aspects of the clinical encounter that may contribute to such disparities. Patients' and providers' attitudes, expectations, and behavior are analyzed. How to intervene? Unequal Treatment offers recommendations for improvements in medical care financing, allocation of care, availability of language translation, community-based care, and other arenas. The committee highlights the potential of cross-cultural education to improve provider-patient communication and offers a detailed look at how to integrate cross-cultural learning within the health professions. The book concludes with recommendations for data collection and research initiatives. Unequal Treatment will be vitally important to health care policymakers, administrators, providers, educators, and students as well as advocates for people of color.
The Human Cost of Food
Author: Charles D. ThompsonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292773641
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Finding fresh fruits and vegetables is as easy as going to the grocery store for most Americans—which makes it all too easy to forget that our food is cultivated, harvested, and packaged by farmworkers who labor for less pay, fewer benefits, and under more dangerous conditions than workers in almost any other sector of the U.S. economy. Seeking to end the public's ignorance and improve workers' living and working conditions, this book addresses the major factors that affect farmworkers' lives while offering practical strategies for action on farmworker issues. The contributors to this book are all farmworker advocates—student and community activists and farmworkers themselves. Focusing on workers in the Southeast United States, a previously understudied region, they cover a range of issues, from labor organizing, to the rise of agribusiness, to current health, educational, and legal challenges faced by farmworkers. The authors blend coverage of each issue with practical suggestions for working with farmworkers and other advocates to achieve justice in our food system both regionally and nationally.