Preparing for the 2020 Hurricane Season in the Midst of a Pandemic
While the 2020 hurricane season is predicted to be above average, communities across the southeastern U.S. will be preparing in the midst of a pandemic. On August 6, 2020 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern, the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety will host a webinar to help residents prepare and respond to potential […]
Rurality, Social Networks and Mental Well-being in Rural Latinos
When understanding the mental well-being of any community, it is vital to form a partnership based on trust and respect. That is exactly the way Dr. Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini approached her research to determine how rurality and social networks act as social health determinants in rural Latinos. Stacciarini used community-based participatory research to learn more about […]
Stressors, Resilience Factors and Applicability of New Interventions for Substance Misuse
In this month’s webinar, Dr. Robert Leeman will speak on his research about substance misuse and highlight applications for rural populations. Leeman studies relationships between various difficulties with self-control and addictive behaviors, particularly alcohol use, though he also has also conducted research on opioid misuse, tobacco use and gambling. This webinar will include information on […]
Uncovering Patterns of Mental, Physical, and Occupational Health Issues Among Migrant Farmworkers with Different Socio-cultural Networks
Migrant farmworkers in the U.S. experience a variety of stressors that affect their mental and physical health. Through a pilot project with SCCAHS, Dr. Gulcan Onel researched relationships between social networks/connectedness, mental health status, and physical health status of migrant farmworkers and how each of these both independently and dependently impact overall health. On April 22, […]
Death on the Farm: Characteristics and Contextual Factors in Farmer and Agricultural Worker Suicide in Georgia from 2008-2015
Farmers and agricultural workers in the United States have been shown to be at elevated risk of suicide. Recent stressors such as weather disasters, crop prices, and uncertain international tariffs, may be exacerbating risk of suicide in this population, and thus make this an urgent area for exploration. This presentation will explore the issue by […]
Investigating Opioid and Alcohol Risk and Misuse Among Agricultural Workers
Farmers may be at higher risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) due to higher rates of injuries, stress, and lack of awareness of danger of SUDs. According the CDC, rates of drug overdoses are rising in rural areas, surpassing rates in urban areas. The January 2020 SCCAHS webinar speaker, Christine Chasek, describes addiction as a disorder […]
Heat-related Illness in a Changing Climate and Demography of Florida
Assessing climate change impacts at a regional level is of great importance to local communities and industries as it helps in understanding and identifying ways in which people can adapt to meet the risks of that geographical area. A changing climate in Florida effects ambient temperature, rainfall, as well as extreme weather events such as […]
Chronic low back pain in seafood workers: a pilot intervention study to identify modifiable work and movement solutions
Chronic low back pain has been identified as a major problem for seafood and agricultural workers, and is known to affect worker health and productivity. Kim Dunleavy, an associate clinical professor in UF’s Department of Physical Therapy, researched clam workers in Cedar Key, Florida, to identify work-related movements and positions that aggravate or contribute to […]
Heat-related Illness (HRI) in Agriculture: A two-part webinar providing research findings on a mobile app to monitor HRI and a compilation of educational research-based resources to help prevent HRI
Increasing awareness and education around the topic of heat-related illness (HRI) is one mitigation strategy for farmworkers and farmworker supervisors to reduce occasions of HRI. Given the risk of HRI in the southeastern United States, the outreach core for the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) created educational resources based on research […]
Delivering agricultural health and safety research to stakeholders: Best practices and theoretical foundations
The ways in which information and research is communicated to stakeholders has a significant effect on how the information is perceived. For instance, the frame, or cognitive structure selected by the communicator, has a major influence in how an audience processes new information. This fact stresses the need for agricultural communicators to understand not only […]
