Heat Exposure in Central Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Feasibility Study.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of field-based biomonitoring of heat-related illness (HRI) phenomena in Florida farmworkers. The authors determined feasibility through participant interviews regarding acceptability, data capture, recruitment and retention, and observed barriers and challenges to implementation. METHODS:Study participants were employed in fernery operations in northeast Central Florida where ornamental ferns are grown and harvested in a seasonally high-heat environment. In this pilot, a total of 43 farmworkers participated during summers 2012 and 2013 and measurements included body core temperature, heart rate, energy expenditure, urine and blood osmolality, and self-reported HRI symptoms. RESULTS:Data capture was approximately 90%. Participants reported that the study methods were nonobtrusive to their work, and that they were comfortable with study measures. CONCLUSIONS:These results open possibilities for characterizing HRI utilizing physiologic biomonitoring in vulnerable occupational groups.

journal_name

J Agromedicine

journal_title

Journal of agromedicine

authors

Mac VV,Tovar-Aguilar JA,Flocks J,Economos E,Hertzberg VS,McCauley LA

doi

10.1080/1059924X.2017.1282906

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-01-01 00:00:00

pages

89-99

issue

2

eissn

1059-924X

issn

1545-0813

journal_volume

22

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