Journal of Agromedicine
Volume 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-76

The California agricultural safety and health education training (Cal ASET) project (Article)

Zapata D.* , Gomez T. , Viveros A. , Meyers J. , Troidl J.
  • a The United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, Inc., United States
  • b The United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, Inc., United States
  • c The United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley, Inc., United States
  • d The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of California-Berkeley, United States
  • e The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of California-Berkeley, United States

Abstract

The patterns of agricultural illness and injury in California differ in significant ways from most Midwestern farm states. Since most farm work is performed by hired (i.e., non-family) farmworkers, it is the farmworkers who have the highest incidence of agricultural injury and illness. The majority of these farmworkers are from Mexico, speak only or primarily Spanish, and face cultural/ linguistic barriers in the use of safety information, preventive assistance, and services. The California Agricultural Safety and Health Education Training (Cal ASET) Project was a cooperative effort of three migrant clinics in central California to provide farmworkers with farm safety training as a key step in reducing farmworker on-the-job injuries. © 1998 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Migrant clinics Community coalitions Safety training Farmworkers

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0039444219&doi=10.1300%2fJ096v05n02_09&partnerID=40&md5=efa7415f132b027d4aa5cb80820d782d
DOI: 10.1300/J096v05n02_09
ISSN: 1059924X
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English