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Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' …

(Just Now) WEBDue to the continuous rise of global temperatures and heatwaves worldwide as a result of climate change, concerns for the health and safety of working populations have increased. Workers in the food production chain, particularly farmworkers, are …

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.782811/full

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Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' …

(1 days ago) WEBAt the cross-section of climate change and farmworkers' health, a scoping review was undertaken to summarize the existing knowledge regarding the health …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35211437/

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Impacts of the Climate Crisis on Farmworkers - American Lung …

(Just Now) WEBThe farmworkers who help put food on our tables are no exception. In the short term, several key strategies can help protect farmworkers as climate change …

https://www.lung.org/blog/climate-change-impacts-farmworkers

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Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front …

(8 days ago) WEBClimate change makes extreme heat more likely and more intense. Farm work is particularly dangerous because workers raise their internal body temperature by …

https://apnews.com/article/heat-record-farmworkers-danger-climate-c0ca69cf71871ff07c5731cca55738c7

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Farmworkers at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists

(Just Now) WEBfarmworkers’ health and safety as climate change takes hold. This report provides recommendations for action, at both the state and federal levels, to protect the most …

https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/farmworkers-at-risk-report-2019-web.pdf

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Farm Workers Exposed to Climate Change Demand …

(4 days ago) WEBFarm Workers Exposed to Climate Change Effects Are Demanding Protections. May 24, 2022. By Sarah Sax. Farm workers in Springville, California. Credit: Andrew Rittenburg via Flickr. In August …

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/peril-and-promise/2022/05/farm-workers-exposed-to-climate-change-effects-are-demanding-protections/

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As heat rises, who will protect farmworkers? Food and …

(1 days ago) WEBThe state is getting hotter as climate change accelerates, and labor organizers argue the heat standard is often unenforced. David Hornung, the Heat and …

https://thefern.org/2022/06/as-heat-rises-who-will-protect-farmworkers/

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Investing in Farmworker Health - Union of Concerned Scientists

(Just Now) WEBFederal Support Can Help Fill Gaps in Farmworker Health Research. Clearly, many occupational hazards in agriculture have been documented—both from workers’ …

https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/Investing_in_Farmworker_Health_report_final_0.pdf

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Climate Change, Heat, and Farmworker Health - PubMed

(1 days ago) WEBClimate Change, Heat, and Farmworker Health Workplace Health Saf. 2023 Jan;71(1):43. doi: 10.1177/21650799221135581. Authors Lisbeth Iglesias-Rios 1 , Marie …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36515206/

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Fires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers - Inside …

(Just Now) WEBFires Fuel New Risks to California Farmworkers. As climate change amplifies the health risks of extreme heat and pollution from wildfires, researchers scramble to protect farmworkers. A …

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21092021/wildfires-california-farmworkers-smoke-health/

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Climate change and extreme heat put farmworkers' lives at risk

(7 days ago) WEBFarmworker life expectancy is 49 years. Prolonged exposure to high temperatures can lead to kidney disease. Most farmworkers do not have access to …

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/07/18/climate-change-and-extreme-heat-put-farmworkers-lives-at-risk/7970827002/

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For Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death

(6 days ago) WEBJustice & Health For Farmworkers, Heat Too Often Means Needless Death Advocates say the case of an undocumented Oregon worker during the record-breaking …

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09072021/for-farmworkers-heat-too-often-means-needless-death/

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Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' …

(Just Now) WEBClimate change and its effects on health related to increasing duration, frequency, and intensity of heat waves and resulting exposure in farmworkers reinforce …

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Impacts-of-Climate-Change-and-Heat-Stress-on-A-Khayat-Halwani/9a8c754a6dc963e9c2a280a8d03a3a53701427d2

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Farmworker health and climate change The Hill

(1 days ago) WEBFarmworkers also die from heat exposure at a rate nearly 20 times that of all civilian workers in the U.S. — and fields are only getting hotter. Average …

https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/553828-farmworker-health-and-climate-change/

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Farmworkers at Risk Union of Concerned Scientists

(2 days ago) WEBThe estimated 2.4 million farmworkers in the United States are vital to US food production. They are also exploited, undervalued, and vulnerable to compounding …

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/farmworkers-at-risk

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Panel Addresses Risks Faced by Farmworkers: Heat - Pesticides

(6 days ago) WEBThe panel, “Agriculture, Climate Change and Farmworker Health: from Health Impacts to Policy Interventions,” was part of the American Public Health …

https://clf.jhsph.edu/stories/panel-addresses-risks-faced-farmworkers-heat-pesticides-and-other-inequities

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FARMWORKER HEALTH IN CALIFORNIA - University of …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Farmworker Health Study (FWHS) was funded by the California Department of Public Health and conducted by researchers at the University of California, Merced with active …

https://clc.ucmerced.edu/sites/clc.ucmerced.edu/files/page/documents/fwhs_report_2.2.2383.pdf

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Climate Change, Heat, and Farmworker Health Semantic Scholar

(8 days ago) WEBClimate change and its effects on health related to increasing duration, frequency, and intensity of heat waves and resulting exposure in farmworkers reinforce …

https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Climate-Change%2C-Heat%2C-and-Farmworker-Health-Iglesias-Rios-O'Neill/560c24afbcc43ae7d4ba0012f000987dbba29861

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New documentary series highlights climate change’s toll on …

(2 days ago) WEBA farmworker reportedly died last August of heat exhaustion. The UFW Foundation, through the series, is calling on state and federal agencies to implement …

https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2024-04-25/new-documentary-series-highlights-climate-changes-toll-on-farmworkers

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Climate change ratchets up the stress on farmworkers on the front …

(4 days ago) WEBFranks still works in berry fields in Washington but is also political director for farmworker union Familias Unidas por la Justicia. He’s been tracking climate change …

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-07-08/climate-change-ratchets-up-the-stress-on-farmworkers-on-the-front-lines-of-a-warming-earth

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Climate change has direct negative impacts on farmworker health

(Just Now) WEBResearch confirms the various ways that climate impacts on food and agriculture are adversely affecting our health: Rising CO2 levels lead to less nutritious …

https://thecounter.org/climate-change-direct-negative-impacts-farmworker-health/

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On Earth Day, a look at how climate change is impacting health

(2 days ago) WEBBy 2050, climate change will place immense strain on global healthcare systems, causing 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion in economic losses. This was the …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/04/this-earth-day-we-consider-the-impact-of-climate-change-on-human-health-110b71b453/

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Climate change a health risk for 70% of world's workers, UN warns

(1 days ago) WEBHeat caused record-high health emergencies last year 00:39. More than 70% of workers around the world face climate change-related health risks, with more than …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-earth-day-2024-un-worker-health-risk/

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World's workers increasingly at risk as climate changes, ILO says

(3 days ago) WEBMore than 70% of the global workforce is exposed to risks linked to climate change that cause hundreds of thousands of deaths each year, the International Labour …

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/worlds-workers-increasingly-risk-climate-changes-ilo-says-2024-04-22/

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Climate change and safety and health at work International …

(1 days ago) WEBWorld Day for Safety and Health at Work 2024. Climate change and safety and health at work. As climate change intensifies, workers around the globe find themselves at an …

https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/climate-change-and-safety-and-health-work

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Climate Change-Linked Health Hazards Hits 2.4 Billion Workers

(2 days ago) WEBMore than 2.4 billion workers — or 70% of the global workforce — are exposed to climate change-related health hazards, according to the International Labour …

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-22/climate-change-linked-health-hazards-hits-2-4-billion-workers

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Climate Change and Health Duke University School of Medicine

(Just Now) WEBRobert Tighe, MD “As health care providers look at any number of health conditions, most are impacted by climate change and the environment,” said Robert …

https://medschool.duke.edu/stories/climate-change-and-health

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Can 'orphan crops' thrive as the climate changes and help feed a …

(8 days ago) WEBThe grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversify what farmers grow as climate change …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/04/18/1243513220/orphan-crops-hunger-climate-change

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The climate crisis is a sexual health and reproductive rights …

(1 days ago) WEBClimate change is perhaps the defining crisis of our time and our rapidly changing climate will undoubtedly affect every aspect of human life – including people’s …

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/27/the-climate-is-a-health-and-reproductive-rights/

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HHS Announces Phase 1 Winners in Environmental Justice …

(8 days ago) WEBChallenge aims to uplift community-level solutions to address health inequities and environmental justice. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-announces-phase-1-winners-environmental-justice-community-innovator-challenge.html

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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, report finds …

(3 days ago) WEB130 million Americans breathe unhealthy air, State of the Air report finds Climate change is making it harder to meet clean air goals, says the 25th annual State …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246729103/unhealthy-dangerous-air-hurts-130-million-americans

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'Majority of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards

(6 days ago) WEB'Majority of workers facing climate change-induced health hazards' Apr 22, 2024 Farm workers and others who carry out heavy labour in hot climates especially …

https://www.newvision.co.ug/category/entertainment/majority-of-workers-facing-climate-change-ind-NV_186446

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Global Event: Climate change and safety and health at work

(6 days ago) WEBThe ILO will launch its NEW report Ensuring safety and health at work in a changing climate which reveals alarming new data on the impact of climate change on …

https://live.ilo.org/events/world-day-safety-and-health-work-2024-2024-04-25

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Coal and new gas power plants face new climate rules : NPR

(5 days ago) WEBFifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/25/1236609039/epa-power-plant-climate

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A New Rule to Improve Protections for Farmworkers

(1 days ago) WEBFarmworkers are vital to our nation’s food supply and communities but are often among America’s most vulnerable to workplace abuses. The H-2A temporary …

https://blog.dol.gov/2024/04/26/a-new-rule-to-improve-protections-for-farmworkers

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New law protects temporary farm workers from abuse and grants …

(7 days ago) WEBFarmworkers in South Florida are supporting efforts to create safety standards, including heat provisions and treatment for heat illness, as climate change …

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/temporary-farmworkers-get-more-protections-against-retaliation-other-abuses-under-new-rule/3602734/

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