Previous studies have documented high levels of pesticide exposure among Latinx farmworkers. However, most research has focused almost exclusively on men, despite women representing an increasing proportion of the agricultural workforce. Some studies have indicated that women farmworkers experience Acute Pesticide Poisonings (APPs) at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts.
Loggers and log truck drivers are at high risk for fatigue and stress, due to long working hours and high job demands. Few studies have characterized the determinants of fatigue, risks, and solutions for this vital workforce.
Project Overview
This pilot project was conducted in collaboration with two organizations actively invested in fostering a safe and healthy environment for workers in the potato industry, the Washington State Potato Commission, and the Idaho Potato Commission.
The PNASH Center focused on improving the health and safety of workers and workers' families, and communities in the farming, fishing, and forestry industries. The PNASH Center developed the Outreach Mini-grant Program to support stakeholder activities dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety among underserved agricultural health and safety topics and emerging needs expressed by AgFF stakeholders.
The goal of this rapid response project was to co-develop accurate and approachable public service announcements, radio spots, social media messages, and infographics about COVID-19 for agricultural employees. Fifty surveys about trusted information sources were administered in conjunction with the COVID-19 Farmworker Study (COFS), which asked about the impact of the pandemic on work experience, transportation, housing, and healthcare access. It brought in researchers from the UW Department of Communications (Dr. Carmen Gonzalez) and UW Department of Health Services (Dr.
A Wildfires and Human Health working group led by a team of researchers at the University of Washington and The Nature Conservancy. Our purpose is to develop a consensus-driven, evidence-based approach to identify and communicate the human health and health equity implications of wildfires versus ecological restoration-focused forest management, including managed and prescribed burns in the Western U.S.
