Biological, lifestyle, and environmental factors all affect obesity, both in the general population and among farmworkers. However, less is known about the relationship between mental illness, such as depression, and obesity in the agricultural workforce.
This summer, seven agricultural health and safety projects will be carried out around the Western Region with funding from the Wester Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS).
by Alena Uliasz, Community Development Graduate Group, and Vanessa Terán, Mixteco/Indígena Community Organizing Project (MICOP)
In California, home to the largest population of immigrant farmworkers in the nation, a third of farmworkers are members of Indigenous communities from Southern Mexico. Many speak only an Indigenous language like Mixteco, Zapoteco, or Triqui, and research suggests they are denied access to trained interpreters and face discrimination.
No importan en que parte de California se encuentre, es probable que sea expuesto a el humo de incendios este verano. El humo contiene partículas muy finas que pueden dañar su salud.
Algo que enfatizamos durante nuestros entrenamientos sobre prevención de enfermedades por el calor, es la importancia de tomar agua y mantenerse hidratado, especialmente para personas que trabajan al aire libre.
by Erin Hamilton, Jo Mhairi Hale, and Robin Savinar
Although we might think that legal vulnerability would lead to poorer physical health, a new study finds that unauthorized farm workers reported better physical health than legal permanent residents and naturalized citizens.
Muchos de nosotros hemos oído de la historia de Cesar Chávez y como él y otros trabajadores del campo se organizaron para pelear por sus derechos como trabajadores agrícolas. Aunque ha habido mucho progreso desde ese tiempo, muchos trabajadores del campo todavía trabajan largas horas en condiciones peligrosas con poco pago.
New research is taking place at WCAHS, thanks to its Small Grant Program, which provides funds to graduate students and faculty members from around the region to carry out projects related to agricultural health and safety.
Todo el equipo del alcance comunitario de WCAHS asistió a la 22° conferencia anual de la Coalición de Trabajadores Inteligénciales de Arizona (AIFC, por sus siglas en Ingles) que se llevó acabo en Yuma, Arizona del 26 al 28 de septiembre.
Two vacant WCAHS administration positions were filled this fall with Fadi Fathallah, PhD, becoming the new WCAHS Associate Director and Christopher Simmons, PhD, becoming the new WCAHS Director of Research.
The WCAHS Outreach & Education team traveled to Morelia, Mexico, this past August to present their recent work on addressing sexual harassment in the agricultural workplace.
