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241. Improving Health Care for Spanish-Speaking Rural Dairy Farm Workers
Date: 2017

Evaluation of a project to improve services offered by Dartmouth Geisel Migrant Health and a Federally Qualified Health Center. The 25 participants were dairy workers originally from Southern Mexico who were employed on 6 farms in Vermont and New Hampshire during the 7 months of the study.

...Tagged as Farmers and farmworkers · Health literacy · Health screening · Hispanic or Latino · Immigrants · New Hampshire · Vermont...

242. Breaking the Silence: Sexual Harassment of Mexican Women Farmworkers
Date: Mar 2016

Study of Mexican women farmworker experiences of workplace sexual harassment in rural Yakima Valley, Washington. Data taken from 2 focus group sessions of 10 participants each, reflecting frequency of sexual harassment and hostile work environment experiences. Discusses negative health effects of workplace and harassment-related stress, barriers to reporting, and prevention strategies.

...Farmers and farmworkers · Hispanic or Latino · Immigrants · Mental health conditions · Occupational health and safety · Women · Washington...

243. Heat Illness Among North Carolina Latino Farmworkers
Date: Dec 2015

Analyzes a survey of North Carolina Latino male farmworkers describing the prevalence of heat illness and other factors associated with heat illness.

...health and safety · Farmers and farmworkers · Hispanic or Latino · Migrants · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

244. Factors Affecting Implementation of the California Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CA-CORD) Project, 2013
Date: Oct 2016

Results of a qualitative study using 74 interviews with project leaders and key stakeholders in healthcare, early care and education, and school sectors. Identifies facilitators of and barriers to implementation of a childhood obesity research project conducted in a rural California county bordering Mexico.

...Children and youth · Hispanic or Latino · Obesity and weight control · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · California...

245. Expansion of Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care After State-Level Policy Changes From 2019 to 2022
Date: Jun 2023

Explores mental health access associated with state-level telehealth policy changes due to COVID-19. Highlights disparities in mental health via telehealth access before and after COVID-related policy changes and details access rates in counties based on race and rurality, among other measures.

...Health disparities · Hispanic or Latino · Mental health · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

246. Longitudinal Assessment of Blood Cholinesterase Activities Over Two Consecutive Years Among Latino Non-farmworkers and Pesticide-Exposed Farmworkers in North Carolina
Date: Aug 2015

A pesticide exposure study comparing the total cholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, and acetylcholinesterase of blood samples taken from Latino male farmworkers and Latino male workers with no agricultural pesticide exposure. Compares the differences between farmworkers and non-farmworkers probability of cholinesterase depression.

...Agricultural health and safety · Farmers and farmworkers · Hispanic or Latino · Statistics and data · North Carolina...

247. Association of Receipt of Opioid Use Disorder-Related Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder with Fatal Drug Overdoses among Medicare Beneficiaries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date: May 2023

Reports on a study to determine the benefits of expanding opioid use disorder (OUD) related telehealth services and remote prescribing of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the number of fatalities due to drug overdose. Examines clinical and sociodemographic characteristics of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with OUD by analyzing data on sex, age, race/ethnicity, county rural and urban status, death rates, disability, mental health diagnosis, chronic conditions, and other substance use disorders (SUDs).

...Hispanic or Latino · Mental health · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse...

248. Self-Reported Occupational Injuries and Perceived Occupational Health Problems among Latino Immigrant Swine Confinement Workers in Missouri
Date: Jun 2018

Describes self-reported occupational injuries and perceived occupational health problems among Latino immigrants working in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Missouri. Includes statistics on occupational injuries; health status; healthcare access; and demographics, such as age, education, English language proficiency, marital status, length of employment, and more.

...safety · Health disparities · Hispanic or Latino · Immigrants · Limited English proficient · Occupational health and safety · Missouri...

249. The Health and Well-Being of North Carolina's Farmworkers: The Importance of Inclusion, Accessible Services and Personal Connection
Date: Mar 2019

Provides an overview of farmworker health in North Carolina. Covers demographics, barriers to healthcare access, health risks, and negative health outcomes experienced by migrants and women. Highlights the impact of farmworker health services provided by Federally Qualified Health Centers and the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program.

...Qualified Health Centers · Health conditions · Hispanic or Latino · Migrants · Statistics and data · Women · North Carolina...

250. The Racial and Ethnic Diversity of the Family Physician Workforce in Non-Metropolitan and Metropolitan Counties
Date: Jun 2022

Policy brief exploring distribution of family physicians (FPs) in rural areas by race/ethnicity and whether rural minority physicians were more likely to work in underserved rural areas. Features statistics on characteristics of early career FPs practicing outpatient care from 2017-2019, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, and non-core non-metropolitan location, and race of FPs practicing in persistent poverty or primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas, by stage in career.

...Hispanic or Latino · Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander · Physicians · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics...