Sara A. Quandt|John S. Preisser|Thomas A. Arcury
Mobility Patterns of Migrant Farmworkers in North Carolina: Implications for Occupational Health Research and Policy
Wake Forest University|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Wake Forest University
occupational health research often relies longitudinal data link exposures health outcomes studies migrant seasonal farmworker health face special challenges farmworkers difficult track many occupational health outcomes require considerable time develop using data two longitudinal studies farmworker health north carolina 1 describe migration one summer amount reasons destinations 2 discuss implications patterns conducting different types environmental occupational health research approximately 30 percent farmworkers migrated course summer analysis specific work sites revealed outmigration work availability workrelated illness major causes outmigration data suggest failing document reasons migration may result underestimation occupational illnesses injuries study research migrant farmworkers used establish worksite health safety policies traditional research designs data analysis techniques must adapted realities worker migration