Health of Children and Women in the Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States

Quandt, Sara A.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-88347-2_8

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“…Children in Latino farmworker households are a health disparate population, 21 yet virtually nothing is known about the physical activity habits or other behavioral aspects of daily life that shape children’s health. This study focused on the physical activity habits of preschool-aged children in Latino farmworker families because this age group is under-researched, 15 and it is a formative period for healthy lifestyle habits.…”

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Physical Activity of Preschool-aged Latino Children in Farmworker Families

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Objective To describe time spent in sedentary and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) by children in Latino farmworker families; and delineate sources of variation in sedentary and MVPA. Method Data were from mother-child dyads (N = 248) in Latino farmworker households in North Carolina. Physical activity was assessed using accelerometers; mothers described their children’s characteristics and their physical and social environments. Results Children spent 6.2 hours/day sedentary (Median=369 minutes), and 6.0 minutes/day in MVPA. Children in Head Start spent more time sedentary, whereas children living where dogs roam freely were less sedentary. Children whose mothers limited screen time spent 2 more minutes in MVPA. Conclusions Preschool-aged Latino children in farmworker families are sedentary, engaging in very little MVPA.

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“…Beyond weight-related prevention and treatment, descriptive information on farmworker children’s physical activity is needed to determine if targeted physical activity initiatives could meaningfully impact health disparities borne by this vulnerable group. 21 …”

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“…23-24 Immigrant women in farmworker families are especially vulnerable due to isolation in rural areas, lack of services available to them, and limited employment options. 25 Yet little research has focused on the impact of work organization on the health of vulnerable immigrant women workers. Associations of abusive supervision with health indicators among manufacturing workers are stronger for women than for men.…”

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Work and Health Among Latina Mothers in Farmworker Families

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Journal of Occupational &Amp; Environmental Medicine

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Background Work organization is important for the health of vulnerable workers, particularly women. This analysis describes work organization for Latinas in farmworker families and delineates the associations of work organization with health indicators. Methods 220 Latino women in farmworker families completed interviews from October 2012 - July 2013. Interviews addressed job structure, job demand, job control, and job support. Health measures included stress, depressive symptoms, physical activity, family conflict, and family economic security. Results Three-fifths of the women were employed. Several work organization dimensions, including shift, psychological demand, work safety climate, and benefits, were associated with participant health as expected, based on the work organization and job demands-control-support models. Conclusions Research should address women's health and specific work responsibilities. Occupational safety policy must consider the importance of work organization in the health of vulnerable workers.

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“…Farm work involves cultivating, harvesting, and processing crops, as well as animal husbandry, though such work is performed by different types of farmworkers. Though studies have suggested that elevated depressive symptoms are prevalent among farmworkers (Grzywacz 2009), more research is needed that involves women who are farmworkers or who live in farmworker families, because both groups are likely to face similar risk factors for poor health outcomes (Quandt 2009). Latino farmworkers living in new arrival communities—that is, communities where immigrants are relatively recent arrivals—may be exposed to additional risks of poor mental health, largely due to discrimination and the dearth of support services designed to facilitate their integration into the larger community (Smith and Furuseth 2006).…”

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Interpersonal and social correlates of depressive symptoms among Latinas in farmworker families living in North Carolina

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Little research is available about the mental health of Latina women in farmworker families living in the South United States, where Latino immigrants are relatively recent arrivals. This study examined interpersonal correlates (family conflict, family’s outward orientation, and perceived discrimination) and social correlates (residential mobility and economic insecurity) of depressive symptoms and of meeting a threshold of depressive symptoms that could be clinically significant (a cut-point of 10 or higher in a short Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression [CES-D] Scale) among Latinas in farmworker families living in North Carolina. Data were collected from April 19, 2011, to April 20, 2012 as part of Niños Sanos, a prospective study of Latino women and children (N = 248). Regression models showed that exposure to family conflict, perceived discrimination, and economic insecurity were associated with more depressive symptoms. Likewise, perceived discrimination and economic insecurity were associated with a threshold of depressive symptoms that could be clinically significant, above and beyond family conflict. The findings suggested that policies that lessen the discrimination of farmworkers and their families and reduce economic insecurity, as well as interventions that support positive family functioning might be beneficial for the mental health of Latinas in farmworker families living in new immigrant destinations.

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Health of Children and Women in the Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States

Cited by 18 publications

References 82 publications

Physical Activity of Preschool-aged Latino Children in Farmworker Families

Physical Activity of Preschool-aged Latino Children in Farmworker Families

Work and Health Among Latina Mothers in Farmworker Families

Interpersonal and social correlates of depressive symptoms among Latinas in farmworker families living in North Carolina

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