Heat index in migrant farmworker housing: implications for rest and recovery from work-related heat stress.
Am J Public Health
; 103(8): e24-6, 2013 Aug.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23763392
Although the health risk to farmworkers of working in hot conditions is recognized, potential for excessive heat exposure in housing affecting rest and recovery has been ignored. We assessed heat index in common and sleeping rooms in 170 North Carolina farmworker camps across a summer and examined associations with time of summer and air conditioning use. We recorded dangerous heat indexes in most rooms, regardless of time or air conditioning. Policies to reduce heat indexes in farmworker housing should be developed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Migrantes
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Transtornos de Estresse por Calor
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Doenças dos Trabalhadores Agrícolas
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Temperatura Alta
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Habitação
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos