title: Living and working safely: challenges for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
abstract: Migrant and seasonal farmworkers are essential to North Carolina agriculture, yet they experience major health risks. This commentary describes the characteristics of North Carolina farmworkers, important hazards they face, and the status of regulatory protections. Finally, it presents a summary of policy needed to protect the health of farmworkers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest University Translational Science, Institute, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. tarcury@wakehealth.edu
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000193:education / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009657:North Carolina; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D011788:Quality of Life; D017751:Safety Management; D014171:Transients and Migrants