title: Collecting Comparative Data on Farmworker Housing and Health: Recommendations for Collecting Housing and Health Data Across Places and Time.
abstract: The substandard nature of the housing in which most farmworkers live has detrimental effects on their health, as well as on their children's health and development. However, little research has directly documented associations between farmworker housing and health; existing research is not always comparable due to differences in design and measurement. Comparative data can help determine actual causal links between housing characteristics and farmworker health and help to evaluate the efficacy of current housing policy. The goal of this paper is to provide guidelines promoting comparable research on farmworker housing and the association of this housing with health. This paper reviews general concepts relevant to measuring farmworker housing and health, issues that should be considered in designing farmworker housing and health research, data collection methods, and measures. It concludes with recommendations for a research agenda on farmworker housing and health.
authors: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA tarcury@wakehealth.edu.
authors: Thomas A
authors: TA
authors: Arcury
authors: JBS International, Inc., Burlingame, CA, USA.
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: Gabbard
authors: Design Corps, Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors: Bryan
authors: B
authors: Bell
authors: Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education, Tyler, TX, USA.
authors: Vanessa
authors: V
authors: Casanova
authors: Center for Governmental Responsibility, Levin College of Law, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors: Joan D
authors: JD
authors: Flocks
authors: University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: Jennifer E
authors: JE
authors: Swanberg
authors: Student Action with Farmworkers, Durham, NC, USA.
authors: Melinda F
authors: MF
authors: Wiggins
mesh_terms: D016573:Agrochemicals / Q000592:standards; D000485:Allergens; D003142:Communication; D003441:Crowding; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D004777:Environment; D005191:Family Characteristics; D000067565:Farmers; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006798:Housing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012934:Social Isolation; D014171:Transients and Migrants; D014186:Transportation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D016573:Agrochemicals; D000485:Allergens
keywords: environmental health; housing; housing policy; migrant and seasonal farmworkers; migrant labor; research design