Open AccessCooling Interventions Among Agricultural Workers: Qualitative Field-Based Study
Author(s) -
Roxana Chicas,
Nezahualcoyotl Xiuhtecutli,
Nathan Eric Dickman,
Joan Flocks,
Madeleine K. Scammell,
Kyle Steenland,
Vicki Hertzberg,
Linda McCauley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hispanic health care international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 1938-8993
pISSN - 1540-4153
DOI - 10.1177/1540415321993429
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , vest , agriculture , environmental health , qualitative research , work (physics) , occupational safety and health , heat stress , medicine , perception , business , psychology , nursing , engineering , computer science , geography , computer security , social science , archaeology , sociology , mechanical engineering , pathology , atmospheric sciences , neuroscience , geology
Agricultural workers perform intense labor outside in direct sunlight and in humid environmental conditions exposing them to a high risk of heat-related illness (HRI). To implement effective cooling interventions in occupational settings, it is important to consider workers' perceptions. To date, an analysis of agricultural workers' experience and perception of cooling devices used in the field while working has not been published.