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Highlights the unique characteristics of the farmworker population in the eastern United States
Discusses occupational health problems among farmworkers, both general (e.g., musculoskeletal disorders) and job-specific (e.g., green tobacco sickness)
Includes in-depth chapters on pesticide exposure, infectious diseases, and mental health
Reports on health issues specific to women and children
Reviews the current state of advocacy programs
Offers possible solutions for injuries related to specific types of jobs
Proposes a social justice agenda to improve occupational and environmental policy for farmworkers
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
They work at some of America’s most hazardous jobs, have few protections, and receive some of the lowest wages. Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States describes this understudied and underserved population. Taking a social justice stance, this volume examines the health and living conditions of workers in agriculture, while advocating for equality. Contributors cover all major areas of illness and injury (including occupational, environmental, infections, and pesticides), while also focusing on systemic social conditions, from lax industry regulations to lack of basic services—problems that are exacerbated by workers’ status as recent immigrants. Mental health burdens from the effects of discrimination to substance use, as well as the cumulative impact of workers’ separation from families are discussed for a comprehensive, meticulously documented resource.
Written to serve both the seasoned professional and the newcomer, Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States is a bedrock source of information for those providing health and social services in the community, for researchers investigating health and safety disparities, and for advocates and policymakers working to correct them.
About the authors
Thomas A. Arcury is a Professor and Research Director in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Sara A. Quandt is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States
Book Subtitle: Health, Safety and Justice
Editors: Sara A. Quandt, Thomas A. Arcury
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88347-2
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-88346-5Published: 19 March 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-88347-2Published: 27 February 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 240
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Health, Sociology, general