Journal
NEW SOLUTIONS-A JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH POLICY
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 263-286Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1048291115601053
Keywords
environmental health; migrant labor; housing
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Funding
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [R13 ES023709]
- United States Department of Agriculture
- California Rural Legal Assistance
- Inc.
- Southeast Center for Agricultural Health & Injury Prevention, University of Kentucky [U54 OH007547]
- Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention, and Education [U54 OH07541]
- Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, University of California, Davis [U54OH009550]
- US Government [ES 023709, OH 007547, OH 07541, OH 009550, ESO23709]
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Farmworkers in the United States occupy a range of housing, including both on- and off-farm family and communal dwellings. As the farmworker population is becoming more settled, housing needs are changing. Existing regulations designed originally for grower-supplied migrant housing may need to be expanded. Much of farmworker housing is in poor condition, and likely linked to negative mental and physical health outcomes of residents because of exposures to crowding; mold, mildew, and other allergens; pesticides; and structural deficiencies. The existing research literature, both on housing conditions and their associations with farmworker health, is sparse, and large areas of the country and significant domains of health are omitted. This paper reviews this literature and formulates research and policy recommendations for addressing these deficiencies.
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