Proyecto de Salud de los Trabajadores del Campo: Latino Farmworker Health Project
Agricultural work ranks among the most hazardous occupations in the U.S. for fatalities, injuries, and illnesses, and an increasing number of farm workers are Latino. Although some research has studied the impact of physical work-related stressors on occupational illness and injury for Latino farmworkers, few studies have included psychosocial stressors in their scope. Thus, this 12-month, cross-sectional pilot project aims (1) to delineate how work is organized in small-scale crop and horse production worksites in Central Kentucky and identify job-related health issues among Latino farmworkers employed in them; and (2) to determine which psychological stressors in small-scale crop and horse production contribute to occupational injury and illness among Latino farmworkers. Through qualitative interviews and a subsequent larger survey, the researchers will collect and analyze detailed information about the work environment, self-perceived health, and recent injury incidence among a community-based sample of Latino farmworkers in crop and horse production. Results of the study will provide preliminary data for a more comprehensive developmental project proposal.
For more information contact Jennifer E. Swanberg, PhD, Executive Director, Institute for Workplace Innovation, University of Kentucky, 859-296-1089 ext. 224