The effect of the participatory heat education and awareness tools (HEAT) intervention on agricultural worker physiological heat strain: results from a parallel, comparison, group randomized study

The effect of the participatory heat education and awareness tools (HEAT) intervention on agricultural worker physiological heat strain: results from a parallel, comparison, group randomized study

Abstract Background Farmworkers are at risk of heat-related illness (HRI). We sought to: 1) evaluate the effectiveness of farmworker Spanish/English participatory heat education and a supervisor decision-support mobile application (HEAT intervention) on physiological heat strain; and 2) describe fac...

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Main Authors: Erica Chavez Santos, June T. Spector, Jared Egbert, Jennifer Krenz, Paul D. Sampson, Pablo Palmández, Elizabeth Torres, Maria Blancas, Jose Carmona, Jihoon Jung, John C. Flunker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Agricultural workers
Core body temperature
Heat-related illness
Heat strain
Heat stress
Heat education and awareness tools (HEAT)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14144-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-14144-2

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