2016
DOI: 10.4236/jss.2016.410011
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Developing a Network of Community Health Workers: Improving the Lives of Migrant Farmworkers

Abstract: One of the main strengths of today's global food system is the labor force. Within emergent countries, farmworkers are an important element of competitiveness. However, food production that frequently stands in developed countries family tables rests upon the usually precarious living and health conditions of farmworkers, especially those that should migrate from regions that are far from the agribusiness where they work and live most of the year. Furthermore, healthcare becomes a challenging task because of c… Show more

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“…However, some MAWs do connect with various informal actors, such as church groups, local business owners, volunteers, and community members (Preibisch, 2004), some of whom may help workers’ understand/defend their rights. Given the various gaps in formal services and access to such services, community lay workers, informal volunteers and community workers can make an impact on this population’s ability to better understand health and safety information (Ortega-Vélez et al , 2016), and access to medical care (Sexsmith, 2017) and basic information about their rights and entitlements (Rodgers and Drolet, 2018).…”
Section: Social Support Needs and Barriers Among Sawp Workersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, some MAWs do connect with various informal actors, such as church groups, local business owners, volunteers, and community members (Preibisch, 2004), some of whom may help workers’ understand/defend their rights. Given the various gaps in formal services and access to such services, community lay workers, informal volunteers and community workers can make an impact on this population’s ability to better understand health and safety information (Ortega-Vélez et al , 2016), and access to medical care (Sexsmith, 2017) and basic information about their rights and entitlements (Rodgers and Drolet, 2018).…”
Section: Social Support Needs and Barriers Among Sawp Workersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Often, employers provide little support and harsh working conditions leading to reduced worker safety, greater musculoskeletal and respiratory health issues, and, in some cases, abusive supervisors ( 1 – 3 ). Potential adverse health exposures and outcomes include pesticide, heat, and sun exposure; injuries due to dangerous tools and machinery; infectious disease complications; musculoskeletal injuries; respiratory illness; mixed increased risk for chronic disease; chronic respiratory problems; cancer; depression; tuberculosis; neurological deficits; and higher rates of infertility and miscarriages ( 4 , 5 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some health outcomes are preventable or manageable with increased availability and affordability of health care services; improved continuity of care; and the use of culturally competent health strategies that consider linguistical differences and low health literacy ( 4 ). Along with these solutions, it must also be considered that most migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) live in isolated rural areas that further complicate transportation to much needed resources and services ( 4 ). Farms are typically located in medically underserved areas that suffer from provider shortages and low-retention rates ( 4 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Latinx farmworkers have little-to-no contact with formal health systems, experience widespread discrimination in health care settings, occupy a historically marginalized status, and are often unable to seek health services due to low wages, high and often dangerous work demands, and constant migration and transience (Arcury & Quandt, 2007; Castañeda et al, 2010; Findling et al, 2019; Quesada et al, 2011). Furthermore, these issues can present challenges for the collection of health statistics and information on immigrant Latinx farmworker’s health beliefs, including those related to disease prevalence, cancer screening rates, and general health outcomes (Chavez, 2012; Montealegre et al, 2013; Ortega-Vélez et al, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Providing health information, social support for prevention and treatment, as well as a means of social capital to increase access and service utilization of health and cancer screenings, are all associated with CHW-led interventions (Angier et al, 2013; Dean et al, 2014; Fernández et al, 2009; Schwingel et al, 2017; Shelton et al, 2016; Tucker et al, 2018). CHWs are vital to reaching underserved immigrant groups and addressing language and other serious barriers to health care (Oluwole et al, 2003) and have been essential to the delivery of health education and interventions in communities like the Latinx farmworkers (Ortega-Vélez et al, 2016; Palmer-Wackerly et al, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%