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Resources by Topic: Farmers and farmworkers

"The Source of All My Joy and All My Stress": Children and Childcare as Underappreciated Sources of Stress That Affect Farm Women
Identifies themes from focus groups and photovoice with 101 farm women showing the intersections of mental well-being, children and farm safety, farm work, and household responsibilities. Discusses the triple burden of farm women and how gender-based expectations of care work on a farm.
Author(s): Florence Becot, Shoshanah Inwood, Hannah Budge
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 2024
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
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I-CASH Annual Report 2024
Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health's (I-CASH) annual report on statewide prevention and education programs addressing agricultural safety and health from 2023-2024. Highlights the organization's connection and engagement projects, describes recent efforts to provide agricultural solutions, and includes a list of seasonal campaigns and accomplishments.
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
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Serologic Evidence of Recent Infection with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5) Virus Among Dairy Workers — Michigan and Colorado, June–August 2024
Reports on recent highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5) infection among dairy workers in Michigan and Colorado. Includes information on illness symptoms among those who had been infected, as well as job tasks with ill cows, personal protective equipment (PPE) use, and other animal exposures.
Author(s): Alexandra M. Mellis, Joseph Coyle, Kristen E. Marshall, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(44), 1004-1009
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Personal Protective Equipment Use by Dairy Farmworkers Exposed to Cows Infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses — Colorado, 2024
Reports on Colorado dairy farmworkers' use of different types of personal protective equipment (PPE) and use of PPE for different job duties. Provides data on PPE use for those working with non-ill cows compared to those working with influenza A(H5N1)-infected cows in the week prior to and week after the infection was identified.
Author(s): Kristen E. Marshall, Cara C. Drehoff, Nisha Alden, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(44), 999-1003
Date: 11/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Feelings Associated with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: A Qualitative Study among Middle-Aged Latinas Residing in an Underserved Agricultural Community in California
Examines knowledge, perceptions, and feelings related to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) among 20 middle-aged, Latina women in a farmworker community in California's Salinas Valley. Analyzes interview themes and provides excerpts discussing risk and protective factors, prevention methods, memory loss, sense of self, and other ADRD-related concerns.
Author(s): Elizabeth Ambriz, Camila De Pierola, Morga C. Norma, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 2865
Date: 10/2024
Type: Document
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The Health and Well-Being of Women in Farming: A Systematic Scoping Review
A scoping review of 93 studies published between 1990 and 2023 from the Global North (including 73 studies from the United States) investigating the health and well-being of women in farming. Summarizes key findings including the relationship between health and chemical exposures, physical health, safety, mental health, equality, gender-based violence, childcare, and help-seeking behaviors. Discusses the disparity in research for women farmers compared with male farmers.
Author(s): Rebecca Wheeler, Caroline Nye
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 2024
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Suicide Prevention in Wisconsin's Farming Communities
Podcast episode discussing the Farmer Angel Network, a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities. Describes the origins of the group, the impacts of suicide in farming towns, how local hospitals contribute to the initiative, and the resources available to support families and loved ones.
Date: 09/2024
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: American Hospital Association
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Rural Adolescent Attitudes and Use of Helmets While Riding ATVs, Motorcycles and Dirt Bikes
Examines the attitudes toward helmet use among rural adolescents utilizing ATVs, motorcycles, and dirt bikes. Analyzes survey data from 1,331 adolescents aged 13 to 18 who attended the 2022 Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. Provides data breakdowns according to type of motorized vehicles used, demographic variables, presence of helmet laws, helmet use frequency, attitudes toward helmet use, and residence, including farm, country, or town.
Author(s): Charles A. Jennissen, Sehansa R. Karunatilaka, Brianna J. Iverson, et al.
Citation: Injury Epidemiology, 11, 44
Date: 09/2024
Type: Document
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Farm Safety Beliefs: 2023 FFA Convention Survey
Infographic showing results of a survey of 916 students and 163 adults at the 2023 FFA Convention about their beliefs regarding farm safety and injury prevention.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Document
Sponsoring organizations: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Science by the Slice: Rural Community Health Science, Policy, and the Future: Episode 1
Video podcast episode highlighting the 2024 State of the Science Meeting from the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety featuring 3 speakers at the meeting. Discusses culturally sensitive health interventions, solutions to healthcare gaps for rural areas, health for farmworkers, and the role of Cooperative Extension while highlighting examples in Florida and Mississippi. Transcript in the video description.
Date: 08/2024
Type: Video/Multimedia
Sponsoring organization: Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
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