Overview

Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are largely Latinx men, women, and children. They work in crop, dairy, and livestock production, and are essential to the U.S. agricultural economy—one of the most hazardous and least regulated industries in the United States. Latinx migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the eastern United States experience high rates of illness, injury, and death, indicating widespread occupational injustice. This second edition takes a social justice stance and integrates the past ten years of research and intervention to address health, safety, and justice issues for farmworkers. Contributors cover all major areas of health and safety research for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families, explore the factors that affect the health and safety of farmworkers and their families, and suggest approaches for further research and educational and policy intervention needed to improve the health and safety of Latinx farmworkers and their families.  Among the chapter topics are: Occupational injury and illness in Latinx farmworkers in the eastern United States Mental health among Latinx farmworkers in the eastern United States The health of women farmworkers and women in farmworker families in the eastern United States The health of children in the Latinx farmworker community in the eastern United States Community-based participatory research with Latinx farmworker communities in the eastern United States Farm labor and the struggle for justice in the eastern United States Accessibly written and comprehensive in its scope, this second edition of Latinx Farmworkers in the Eastern United States: Health, Safety, and Justice will find an engaged audience among researchers, students, and practitioners in public health, occupational health, public policy, and social and behavioral sciences, as well as labor advocates and healthcare providers.

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Author:   Thomas A. Arcury ,  Sara A. Quandt
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2020
Weight:   0.594kg
ISBN:  

9783030366421

ISBN 10:   3030366421
Pages:   271
Publication Date:   08 April 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Health and Safety of Latinx Farmworkers in the Eastern United States: A Renewed Focus on Social Justice.- Chapter 2: Latinx Farmworkers and Farm Work in the Eastern United States: The Context for Health, Safety, and Justice.- Chapter 3: Occupational Injury and Illness in Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 4: Stress and Distress: Mental Health Among Latinx Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 5: Occupational Justice for Latinx Livestock Workers in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 6: The Health of Women Farmworkers and Women in Farmworker Families in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 7: The Health of Children in the Latinx Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 8: Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) and Other Community-engaged Research with Latinx Farmworker Communities in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 9: Farm Labor and the Struggle for Justice in the Eastern United States.- Chapter 10: Conclusions:  An Updated Agenda for Farmworker Social Justice in the Eastern United States.

Reviews

"""The book is written for academics and community-based organizations serving members of farm-working populations in the United States. ... The volume serves as an excellent book for a graduate seminar on occupational health and safety, or especially a course focused on farmworker health, and would provide baseline information and data for non-profit social justice advocacy organizations serving farmworkers, their families, and communities."" (Ann M Cheney, Doody's Book Reviews, August 21, 2020)"

The book is written for academics and community-based organizations serving members of farm-working populations in the United States. ... The volume serves as an excellent book for a graduate seminar on occupational health and safety, or especially a course focused on farmworker health, and would provide baseline information and data for non-profit social justice advocacy organizations serving farmworkers, their families, and communities. (Ann M Cheney, Doody's Book Reviews, August 21, 2020)

Author Information

Thomas A. Arcury, PhD, is professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and director of the Center for Worker Health at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Sara A. Quandt, PhD, is professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, and at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.

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