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A New Data System To Better Track Illinois Farm Safety

This project builds capacity to prevent and respond to illnesses and injuries on Illinois farms. Bringing together healthcare providers, employers, regulators, and others will help make data available to all.

Second annual report available for the Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing

The GLCFHW has released its 2024 annual report highlighting the activities and progress of its second year. Highlights are summarized in this post, including major accomplishments, key lessons from outreach work, and next steps for the coming year.

The Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing Releases its Inaugural Annual Report

Farmworkers are skilled workers, and they are essential to the US food supply chain.  However, agricultural work is particularly risky, and farmworkers are arguably among the most vulnerable of all workers. Farmworkers are…

Director featured in podcast, draws attention to Total Worker Health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Dehydration is rampant among Florida farm workers, new study shows

UIC today details the findings from the study, conducted by UIC and the Farmworker Association of Florida. The study, a partnership between the University of Illinois Chicago and the Farmworker Association of Florida, used…

A New Data System To Better Track Illinois Farm Safety

This project builds capacity to prevent and respond to illnesses and injuries on Illinois farms. Bringing together healthcare providers, employers, regulators, and others will help make data available to all.

Second annual report available for the Great Lakes Center for Farmworker Health and Wellbeing

The GLCFHW has released its 2024 annual report highlighting the activities and progress of its second year. Highlights are summarized in this post, including major accomplishments, key lessons from outreach work, and next steps for the coming year.

Improving Research Quality with a New Farmworker Health Survey Tool

Farmworkers' health and wellbeing are affected by different factors than workers in other industries. Center researchers are building and testing a tool to more accurately uncover the most urgent issues.