Rural work and COVID-19: challenges and proposals for the prevention of damages.
Lorhany Dos Santos SantanaMagno Conceição das MercesThais Regis Aranha RossiAntônio Marcos Tosoli GomesJeane Freitas de OliveiraPaulo José Bastos BarbosaAmália Ivine Costa SantanaMarcio Costa de SouzaAnderson Reis de SousaPublished in: Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT (2023)
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inequalities in health care access in Brazil, exarcerbating vulnerabilities and social determinants of health. Inequality is part of the context of rural populations, especially rural workers and family and subsistence farmers due to both the direct consequences of work activity and the unfavorable socioeconomic context, especially regarding service provision, the guaranteeing of rights, and the coordination of care networks. This article reviews challenges to the health of these workers and outlines proposals for disease prevention in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.