Farmworkers are essential. Their work is skilled and hazardous. And they live in extreme poverty.
This page features a collection of videos, publications, and other resources we recommend for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and others who want an introduction to farmworker health and wellbeing.
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Webinars
Tumultuous Times
This webinar was presented by Drs. Julie Sorensen, Florence Becot, and David Meredith, with introduction and discussion by Center Director Dr. Linda Forst. The talk was given as part of the UIC Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences ‘Cafe’ series.
Conceptualize
Presented on November 10, 2023 at the American Psychological Association’s
“Work, Stress, and Health” Conference.
Featured External Resources
Increasing Farmworkers' Access to Health Care
Using Technology to Reach H2A Workers
Increasing H2A Worker Access to Community Resources
Conference Presentations & Posters
Jungle
Presented by Linda Forst at the 2024 American Occupational Health Conference.
Moving
Presented by Gabriela Gracia, Maggie Acosta, and Michael Siciliano at the 34th International Congress on Occupational Health.
Role of Occupation
Presented by Brett Shannon at the 34th International Congress on Occupational Health.
Blog Posts
Director featured in podcast, draws attention to Total Worker Health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Media Coverage
This media coverage piece discusses a matter of life and death: How Disaster Response Endangers US Farmworkers. In a Grist exclusive, a new report finds that data gaps end up putting vulnerable communities at even more risk.
Media Coverage
This media coverage piece discusses the people who feed America are going hungry. Climate change is escalating to a national crisis, leaving farmworkers with empty plates and mounting costs.
Academic Publications
Forst L, Masters D, Zanoni J, Avila S, Chaidez F, Miller A. Medical interpretation for immigrant workers. New Solut. 2012;22. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.2190/NS.22.1.d
Matthew OO, Monaghan PF, Luque JS. The novel coronavirus and undocumented farmworkers in the United States. New Solut. 2021;31. https://doi.org/10.1177/1048291121989000
Grzywacz JG, Lipscomb HJ, Casanova V, Neis B, Fraser C, Monaghan P, Vallejos QM. Organization of work in the agricultural, forestry, and fishing sector in the US Southeast: Implications for immigrant workers’ occupational safety and health. Am J Ind Med. 2013;56:925-939. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22169