Issue Brief: Farmworker Housing Quality and Health
An issue brief that summarizes the effects of housing quality on farmworker health. Includes information on documentation and data, housing regulations, and clinical considerations.
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Farmworker Housing and Health in the United States: A General Introduction and Overview
A comprehensive report that summarizes research on the living conditions of farmworkers in the U.S. The report was compiled for and presented at the Farmworker Housing Quality and Health Symposium, hosted by Farmworker Justice, on Nov. 11, 2014.
Health Policy Bulletin: Spring 2017
Summary of policy development that affect farmworker health and access to health care. This issue focuses on the intersection of technology and health care in farmworker communities. Also includes Eye on Farmworker Health, a summary of academic research related to mobile technology in migratory and farmworker communities.
Health Policy Bulletin: Spring 2016
Summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care. This issue focuses on pesticides and revisions to the Worker Protection Standard. Also includes Eye on Farmworker Health, a summary of academic research related to pesticides in Latino, migratory, and farmworker communities.
Health Policy Bulletin: Winter 2015
Summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care. This issue focuses on the Affordable Care Act and its implementation in farmworker communities.
Health Policy Bulletin: Fall 2013
Summary of policy development that affect farmworker health and access to health care. This issue focuses on the role of farmworker women in connecting communities to health care.
Health Policy Bulletin: Spring 2012
Summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care.Topics include: pesticide incident reporting, health care access for H-2A workers, and resources for migrant health centers.
Health Policy Bulletin: Spring 2011
Summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care. Topics include: OSHA fall protections, HIV/AIDS in farmworker communities, and methyl iodide use
Eye on Farmworker Health: March 2015
A summary of research and policy on farmworker health issues. This issue focuses on: the ACA and people with HIV, cell phone usage among foreign-born Latinos, HIV and Mexican migrant workers, and HIV testing histories from three different organizations.
Eye on Farmworker Health: November 2014
A summary of research and policy on farmworker health issues. This issue focuses on: the Farm Worker Family Health Program, housing quality and health, sexual harassment and assault among Mexican indigenous women farmworkers, mental health and intimate partner violence, and H-2A workers and the ACA.