Cooking and Eating Facilities in Migrant Farmworker Housing in North Carolina

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ID11020145
AutoresA Quandt (0000-0002-2968-5459, Wake Forest University), Sara A Quandt (Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Phillip Summers, Chaya R. Spears, and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Werner E. Bischoff is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Haiying Chen is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health...), Phillip Summers (0000-0001-6887-9486, Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Phillip Summers, Chaya R. Spears, and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Werner E. Bischoff is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Haiying Chen is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health...), Werner E Bischoff (Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Phillip Summers, Chaya R. Spears, and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Werner E. Bischoff is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Haiying Chen is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health...), Werner Bischoff (0000-0003-1388-3642, Wake Forest University), Haiying Chen (0000-0002-3053-3276, Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Phillip Summers, Chaya R. Spears, and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Werner E. Bischoff is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Haiying Chen is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health...), Melinda F Wiggins (Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Phillip Summers, Chaya R. Spears, and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Werner E. Bischoff is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Haiying Chen is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health...), Chaya R Spears (Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Phillip Summers, Chaya R. Spears, and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Werner E. Bischoff is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Haiying Chen is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health...), T A Arcury (0000-0001-9523-9492, Wake Forest University)
Año2013
Volumen103
Número3
Páginase78-e84
Fecha de publicación2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2012.300831
PMID23327274
PMCIDPMC3673492
OpenAlexW2076095359
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas27

Objectives. We sought to (1) describe observed cooking and eating facilities in migrant farmworker camps, (2) compare observed conditions with existing farmworker housing regulations, and (3) examine associations of violations with camp characteristics. Methods. We collected data in 182 farmworker camps in eastern North Carolina during the 2010 agricultural season. We compared our observations with 15 kitchen-related housing regulations specified by federal and state housing standards. Results. We observed violations of 8 regulations in at least 10% of camps: improper refrigerator temperature (65.5%), cockroach infestation (45.9%), contaminated water (34.4%), rodent infestation (28.9%), improper flooring (25.8%), unsanitary conditions (21.2%), improper fire extinguisher (19.9%), and holes or leaks in walls (12.1%). Logistic regression showed that violations were related to the time of the agricultural season, housing type, number of dwellings and residents, and presence of workers with H-2A visas. Conclusions. Cooking and eating facilities for migrant farmworkers fail to comply with regulations in a substantial number of camps. Greater enforcement of regulations, particularly during occupancy during the agricultural season, is needed to protect farmworkers

Agriculture · Business · Enforcement · Environmental health · Geography · Hygiene · Logistic regression · Political science · Socioeconomics · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Law · Medicine · Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity