The US/Mexico border: a binational approach to framing challenges and constructing solutions for improving farmworkers' lives

Mexican migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the US-Mexico border region face health hazards and occupational risks and are becoming commonly known in the public health literature. According to several studies, farmworkers have high levels of chronic diseases such as diabetes and respiratory problems...

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Published inInternational journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 9; no. 6; pp. 2159 - 2174
Main Authors Rosales, Cecilia, Ortega, Maria Isabel, De Zapien, Jill Guernsey, Paniagua, Alma Delia Contreras, Zapien, Antonio, Ingram, Maia, Aranda, Patricia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2012
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Agriculture
Arizona
Boundaries
Collaboration
Emigration and Immigration
Farmworkers
Female
Health hazards
Humans
International Cooperation
International relations
Male
Mexico
Middle Aged
Migrant workers
Occupational health
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Social Responsibility
Young Adult
Mexico
Arizona
United States > US
USA
migration
US Mexico
binational collaboration
farmworkers
border region
jornaleros
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Summary:Mexican migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the US-Mexico border region face health hazards and occupational risks and are becoming commonly known in the public health literature. According to several studies, farmworkers have high levels of chronic diseases such as diabetes and respiratory problems, are at risk for infectious diseases, and experience among the highest incidences of work-related injuries of any profession. The findings from two studies are considered and presented with the objective of contributing to an overall understanding of migrant farmworkers as a workforce moving across national boundaries and affected by the work environments and health stressors both shared and unique to each context. We propose a binational approach to comprehensively address the health problems and socioeconomic challenges faced by migrant and seasonal farmworkers. In this paper we present the results of two distinct but complementary studies of farmworker health on the Arizona-Sonora border.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph9062159