Nontraditional work factors in farmworker adolescent populations: implications for health research and interventions
| Autor: | Sarah Felknor, Sharon P. Cooper, Eva M. Shipp, Frida Marina Fischer, Martha Soledad Vela Acosta, Vilma Sousa Santana, Sara R. Cooper |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Gerontology
Employment medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Economics Population Psychological intervention Poison control Social issues Social Environment Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health Occupational Exposure Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Transients and Migrants education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Agriculture Cultural Diversity 030210 environmental & occupational health United States Hazardous Child Labor Research Design business |
| Zdroj: | Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974). 120(6) |
| ISSN: | 0033-3549 |
| Popis: | Agriculture has been documented to be one of the most hazardous work environments for both adults and children. Adolescents may be especially vulnerable to adverse health effects from agricultural exposures due to the rapid growth and development experienced during those years. Separating the occupational, economic, and social issues in this population is difficult. Weak regulatory protection, lack of compliance with existing regulations, and gaps in service provision characterize the working conditions of adolescent farmworkers. Although there is increasing research on the impact of work organization on mental and physical health in adult working populations, there is a scarcity of research focused on this concept in young workers—and it remains virtually unaddressed in young farmworkers. Work characteristics of the informal work sector, better delineated in international literature, should be considered when planning research or interventions in this at-risk population. Further, the population of adolescent farmworkers is diverse, and research strategies and interventions need to be targeted and tailored to the heterogeneous groups. This article addresses some of the nontraditional work factors associated with the less-than-formal work organization and environments in the farmworker adolescent population and how these factors may inform the planning of research and interventions. Specifically, mobility, cultural patterns and social networks, alternative sampling strategies, alternative delivery of health care and education, and involvement of a wide range of players in the work environment of adolescent farmworkers should all be considered when conducting research or planning programs for this population. |
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