Pandemic influenza and farmworkers: the effects of employment, social, and economic factors. American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] Journal article | | Title | Pandemic influenza and farmworkers: the effects of employment, social, and economic factors. | | Author(s) | Steege AL, Baron S, Davis S, Torres-Kilgore J, Sweeney MH | | Institution | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. asteege@cdc.gov | | Source | Am J Public Health 2009 Oct.:S308-15. | | MeSH | Agriculture
Animals
Disease Outbreaks
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Influenza in Birds
Influenza, Human
Medically Underserved Area
Poultry
Transients and Migrants
United States
Vulnerable Populations
| | Abstract | Employment, social, and economic factors have the potential to affect the magnitude of an influenza pandemic among farmworkers. Prevention efforts targeted toward livestock farmworkers, including increased access to seasonal influenza vaccine, risk reduction training, various forms of personal protection, and workplace sanitation, are needed. Crop and livestock farmworkers are at increased risk of exposure to influenza A viruses because of limited resources, substandard housing, immigration status, communication and cultural barriers, and discrimination. Recommendations were gathered from migrant clinicians, farmworker advocates, state and federal government agencies, industry stakeholders, and researchers to overcome these barriers, including surveillance of livestock farmworkers, inclusion of farmworker service organizations in planning efforts, and separation of immigration enforcement from emergency assistance. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19797742 |
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