The US/Mexico Border: A Binational Approach to Framing Challenges and Constructing Solutions for Improving Farmworkers’ Lives

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Cecilia Rosales¹  Maria Isabel Ortega²  Jill Guernsey De Zapien¹  Alma Delia Contreras Paniagua²  Antonio Zapien³  Maia Ingram¹ 

[1] Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, 714 East Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA;Nutrition Division, Research Center for Food and Development, Victoria Road, Km 0.6, La Victoria Town, 83304, Hermosillo, Mexico;Center for Studies on Health and Society, The Sonora College, 54 Obregon Ave., Downtown Hermosillo, 83000, Hermosillo, Mexico;

关键词: jornaleros;    farmworkers;    migration;    binational collaboration;    US Mexico;    border region;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph9062159

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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