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Heat index in migrant farmworker housing: Implications for rest and recovery from work-related heat stress

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  • Quandt, S.A.
  • Wiggins, M.F.
  • Chen, H.
  • Bischoff, W.E.
  • Arcury, T.A.

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Although the health risk to farmworkers of working in hot conditions is recognized, potential for excessive heat exposure in housing affecting rest and recovery has been ignored. We assessed heat index in common and sleeping rooms in 170 North Carolina farmworker camps across a summer and examined associations with time of summer and air conditioning use. We recorded dangerous heat indexes in most rooms, regardless of time or air conditioning. Policies to reduce heat indexes in farmworker housing should be developed. © 2013 American Journal of Public Health.

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  • Quandt, S.A. & Wiggins, M.F. & Chen, H. & Bischoff, W.E. & Arcury, T.A., 2013. "Heat index in migrant farmworker housing: Implications for rest and recovery from work-related heat stress," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(8), pages 24-26.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301135_1
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301135
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    1. Rietta S. Wagoner & Nicolas I. López-Gálvez & Jill G. de Zapien & Stephanie C. Griffin & Robert A. Canales & Paloma I. Beamer, 2020. "An Occupational Heat Stress and Hydration Assessment of Agricultural Workers in North Mexico," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-13, March.
    2. Pamela Zúñiga-Bello & Astrid Schilmann & Eunice Félix-Arellano & Gerardo Gama-Hernández & Urinda Alamo-Hernández, 2019. "Healthy-Sustainable Housing Index: A Pilot Study to Link Architecture and Public Health in a Semi-Urban Community in Mexico," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(3), pages 1-16, January.
    3. Kevin Riley & Holly Wilhalme & Linda Delp & David P. Eisenman, 2018. "Mortality and Morbidity during Extreme Heat Events and Prevalence of Outdoor Work: An Analysis of Community-Level Data from Los Angeles County, California," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-12, March.

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