Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States

Health, Safety and Justice
Herausgegeben:Arcury, Thomas A.; Quandt, Sara A.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Taking a social justice stance, this book highlights the unique characteristics of the farmworker population in the eastern United States. It examines the health and living conditions of this underserved population, while advocating for equality.

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They work at some of America's most hazardous jobs, have few protections, and receive some of the lowest wages. Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States describes this understudied and underserved population. Taking a social justice stance, this volume examines the health and living conditions of workers in agriculture, while advocating for equality. Contributors cover all major areas of illness and injury (including occupational, environmental, infections, and pesticides), while also focusing on systemic social conditions, from lax industry regulations to lack of basic services-problems that are exacerbated by workers' status as recent immigrants. Mental health burdens from the effects of discrimination to substance use, as well as the cumulative impact of workers' separation from families are discussed for a comprehensive, meticulously documented resource.

Written to serve both the seasoned professional and the newcomer, Latino Farmworkers in the Eastern United States is a bedrock source of information for those providing health and social services in the community, for researchers investigating health and safety disparities, and for advocates and policymakers working to correct them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer New York / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 12227648, 978-0-387-88346-5
• 2009 edition
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 164mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9780387883465
• ISBN-10: 0387883460
• Artikelnr.: 25055131

Autorenporträt

Thomas A. Arcury is a Professor and Research Director in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Sara A. Quandt is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Inhaltsangabe

The Health and Safety of Farmworkers in the Eastern United States: A Need to Focus on Social Justice.- Latino/Hispanic Farmworkers and Farm Work in the Eastern United States: The Context for Health, Safety, and Justice.- The Conditionof Farmworker Housing in the Eastern United States.- Occupational Injury and Illness in Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Pesticide Exposure Among Farmworkers and Their Families in the Eastern United States: Matters of Social and Environmental Justice.- Tuberculosis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, and Other Infections Among Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Mental Health Among Farmworkers in the Eastern United States.- Health of Children and Women in the Farmworker Community in the Eastern United States.- Farm Labor and the Struggle for Justice in the Eastern United States.- Conclusions: An Agenda for Farmworker Social Justice in the Eastern United States.