Journal of Extension
Volume 52, Issue 3, 2014

The pesticides and Farmworker Health Toolkit: An innovative model for developing an evidence-informed program for a low-literacy, latino immigrant audience (Article)

LePrevost C.E. , Storm J.F. , Asuaje C.R. , Cope W.G.
  • a Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
  • b Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
  • c Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
  • d Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States

Abstract

Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are typically Spanish-speaking, Latino immigrants with limited formal education and low literacy skills and, as such, are a vulnerable population. We describe the development of the Pesticides and Farmworker Health Toolkit , a pesticide safety and health curriculum designed to communicate to farmworkers pesticide hazards found in their working environments. Using evidence-informed principles, the Toolkit curriculum for low-literacy, Latino farmworkers and its developmental process described herein serve as an innovative and useful model for Extension programming with non-traditional audiences. © by Extension Journal, Inc.

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903542124&partnerID=40&md5=e55ff23932290560e5696467010b9146
ISSN: 10775315
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English