Fluid Intake and Hydration Status Among North Carolina Farmworkers: A Mixed Methods Study.

Elizabeth MizelleKim L LarsonLinda P BolinGregory D Kearney

Published in: Workplace health & safety (2022)

Farmworkers are dehydrated at work, placing them at higher risk for heat-related illness (HRI). By engaging with agricultural stakeholders, occupational health nurses can combine efforts and advocate for effective health and safety work policies to reduce HRIs and deaths among farmworkers. Legislation stipulating cooling and hydration practices would support safer work environments.

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primary care
risk assessment
heavy metals
climate change
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body mass index