Background The use of pesticides can result in harm to both the environment and human
health. There is a growing concern in the field of occupational health about the impact on the …

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Organization B Page 2 Health for all, including refugees and migrants: time to act now Page …

Objectives Migrant farmworkers report higher rates of work-related illnesses, injuries and
fatalities compared with local workers. Language and cultural barriers represent a relevant …

Occupational exposure to pesticides in agricultural applications may cause acute and long-
term health effects to farmers, and thus research on factors that reduce exposure is useful …

Introduction Studies have documented high levels of pesticide exposure among men
farmworkers; however, few have examined exposures or the experiences of women …

Heat-related illness (HRI) among migrant and seasonal farmworkers is an occupational risk
addressed through varying mitigation strategies by individual workers and supervisors. The …

Pesticide exposure is associated with deleterious health effects. Prior studies suggest Latino
farmworkers perceive little control over their occupational health. Using the Health Belief …

With precarious work, invisible social status, and a livelihood that is unjust, migrant
farmworkers in the United States continue to be the hands that pick the nation's fruits and …

Objectives: We studied relationships between demographic and work-related characteristics
and exposure to health-related risk associated with field sanitation within the population of …

Various health threats can affect Hispanic/Latino migrants and immigrants en route to and
from, and following their arrival in the United States (US). In this chapter, I describe several …