Measuring success in a pesticide risk reduction program among migrant farmworkers in Colorado

Acosta, Martha Soledad Vela; Chapman, Phillip L.; Bigelow, Philip; Kennedy, Christopher; Buchan, Roy M.

doi:10.1002/ajim.20136

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“…The findings that all workers reported washing their work clothes separately from the family's regular clothes and that the only behavior that varied with the pesticide safety training status of the participant or her spouse was storing clothes separately is supported by the findings of another study in which training was found to have an influence on laundry handling behaviors [Acosta et al, 2005]. The nearuniversality of washing clothes separately may be an outcome of the belief, documented in another part of this study, that workers and their families assume that pesticide toxicity is linked to its odor .…”

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confidence: 68%

Pesticide safety behaviors in Latino farmworker family households

Rao

Gentry

Quandt

et al. 2006

American J Industrial Med

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Pesticide safety behaviors in Latino farmworker family households

Rao

Gentry

Quandt

et al. 2006

American J Industrial Med

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“…Training content and materials should emphasize the family-related implications of not adhering to OSH policies and procedures. Immigrant workers also have diverse cultural beliefs related to health behaviors, which need to be understood and integrated into OSH training (61, 62). Training should sensitively emphasize the implications of adhering to potentially risky traditional practices and beliefs (63).…”

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A Guide to the Design of Occupational Safety and Health Training for Immigrant, Latino/a Dairy Workers

Menger

Rosecrance

Stallones

et al. 2016

Front. Public Health

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Industrialized dairy production in the U.S. relies on an immigrant, primarily Latino/a, workforce to meet greater production demands. Given the high rates of injuries and illnesses on U.S. dairies, there is pressing need to develop culturally appropriate training to promote safe practices among immigrant, Latino/a dairy workers. To date, there have been few published research articles or guidelines specific to developing effective occupational safety and health (OSH) training for immigrant, Latino/a workers in the dairy industry. Literature relevant to safety training for immigrant workers in agriculture and other high-risk industries (e.g., construction) was examined to identify promising approaches. The aim of this paper is to provide a practical guide for researchers and practitioners involved in the design and implementation of effective OSH training programs for immigrant, Latino/a workers in the dairy industry. The search was restricted to peer-reviewed academic journals and guidelines published between 1980 and 2015 by universities or extension programs, written in English, and related to health and safety training among immigrant, Latino/a workers within agriculture and other high-risk industries. Relevant recommendations regarding effective training transfer were also included from literature in the field of industrial–organizational psychology. A total of 97 articles were identified, of which 65 met the inclusion criteria and made a unique and significant contribution. The review revealed a number of promising strategies for how to effectively tailor health and safety training for immigrant, Latino/a workers in the dairy industry grouped under five main themes: (1) understanding and involving workers; (2) training content and materials; (3) training methods; (4) maximizing worker engagement; and (5) program evaluation. The identification of best practices in the design and implementation of training programs for immigrant, Latino/a workers within agriculture and other high-risk industries can inform the development of more effective and sustainable health and safety training for immigrant, Latino/a dairy workers in the U.S. and other countries.

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“…The pre-and posttest questionnaires included identical questions about knowledge and safety risk perception (SRP), and some items were adapted from similar tools from other interventions and studies. 8,11,13 In addition to some questions about knowledge and SRP, the six-week follow-up survey included selected questions about the students' most recent employment, job-related injuries, and whether they were able to apply at their workplace any of the information they had learned from the Curriculum. Quantitative and qualitative measurements were used to evaluate the Curriculum effect on knowledge and SRP among students.…”

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Farmworkers at the Border: A Bilingual Initiative for Occupational Health and Safety

Acosta

Sechrest

2009

Public Health Rep

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SYNOPSISObjective. Bilingual and bicultural occupational health and safety interventions for Hispanic farmworkers are extremely rare and, because of language barriers and cultural differences, issues important to their health and safety on the job remain unaddressed. We designed, conducted, and assessed the first bilingual occupational health and safety education program for farmworkers attending High School Equivalency Programs (HEPs).Methods. We took an interdisciplinary participatory approach by integrating educators and researchers with a community advisory board to guide development, evaluation, and implementation of Work Safely-Trabaje con Cuidado Curriculum (Curriculum), a bilingual occupational health and safety curriculum. We created a quasi-experimental design using mixed-method evaluation (quantitative and qualitative elements) via pre-and posttest comparisons, follow-up surveys, and focus groups assessing the Curriculum effect on knowledge, safety risk perception (SRP), and safety behavior. Focus groups and follow-up surveys reflected success and acceptance of the Curriculum among participating farmworkers under the study's logic model. Results.Completion of the Curriculum resulted in statistically significant improvements in the combined score of knowledge and SRP at the posttest (p50.001) and follow-up survey (p50.02) in the intervention group. After completing this study, the Curriculum was permanently adopted by the two high school equivalency sites involved.Conclusion. The participatory approach resulted in integration of community and applied research partnership. The potential to expand use of this Curriculum by other HEP sites can further assess effectiveness and external validity among underserved minority groups.

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Measuring success in a pesticide risk reduction program among migrant farmworkers in Colorado

Cited by 34 publications

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Pesticide safety behaviors in Latino farmworker family households

Pesticide safety behaviors in Latino farmworker family households

A Guide to the Design of Occupational Safety and Health Training for Immigrant, Latino/a Dairy Workers

Farmworkers at the Border: A Bilingual Initiative for Occupational Health and Safety

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