J.A.
Myers and Gil Rosenberg
NIOSH Education and Information Division
Until
a very few years ago, Kentucky employed relatively few migrant
and seasonal farm workers (MSFW) who were from other states
or from across other borders. Within a very few years, however,
farmers, health providers, advocates and social scientists
began to talk about the increasing population of migrant and
seasonal farm workers in Kentucky.
How
does an inexperienced state respond appropriately? How can
resources be deployed to address a relatively "new" population
to our state? Is it possible to study the issue while simultaneously
developing a sense of commitment and resolve to be good hosts
to this unique population?
This
report describes both the process of involving people across
Kentucky to address MSFW issues and initial results of a status
and policy report on the MSFW in Kentucky.
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NASD Review: 04/2002
This
research abstract was extracted from a portion of the proceedings
of "Agricultural Safety and Health: Detection, Prevention and
Intervention," a conference presented by the Ohio State University
and the Ohio Department of Health, sponsored by the Centers
for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety
and Health.
J.A.
Myers, University of Kentucky, Hazard, KY; Gil Rosenberg,
Univ. of Kentucky Cooperative Ext. Service.
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