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Reducing Eye Injuries and Illnesses in Latino Farm Workers |
Community PartnersProject IndexCertified Safe Farm Prospective Research and Sustainability Vineyard Harvest Ergonomics Intervention Partnership Reducing Eye Injuries and Illnesses in Latino Farm Workers The Kentucky Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Tractors Program Electronic Tractor and Machinery Safety Training Material for Youth Reduction of Musculoskeletal Injury Among Workers in Small Tame Berry Production Related Resources |
Funding Period: 1999-2003 States involved in project: Illinois, Michigan, and Florida Contact Information:Linda Forst, MD, MS, MPH University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences P.O. Box 12690 Chicago, IL 60612-0690 Phone: (312) 996-0806 Fax: (312) 413-9898 E-mail: Forst-L@uic.edu This study is designed to develop and assess the effectiveness of intervention strategies designed to reduce the incidence and severity of work-related eye injuries and illnesses in Latino farmworkers in Illinois and Michigan. The project goals are: 1) to describe the current control methods used by Latino farmworkers in Illinois and Michigan to reduce eye injuries and illnesses; 2) to determine the intentions and prominent beliefs of these Latino farmworkers associated with utilizing control strategies during farm work; 3) to deliver an intervention program based on the intentions and prominent beliefs elucidated; 4) to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention program on the utilization of control methods in reducing eye injuries and illnesses; 5) to put into place a long-range, eye injuries and illnesses prevention program; and 6) to build partnerships between universities migrant service organizations, Latino farmworkers, farm owners, and local health care professionals.
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