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Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers
Currently, there is an extensive literature examining heat impacts on labor productivity and health, as well as a recent surge in research around COVID-19. However, to our knowledge, no research to date examines the dual burden of COVID-19 and extreme heat on labor productivity and laborers' he...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9114294/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35602162 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.884152 |
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author | López-Carr, David Vanos, Jennifer Sánchez-Vargas, Armando Vargas, Río Castillo, Federico |
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description | Currently, there is an extensive literature examining heat impacts on labor productivity and health, as well as a recent surge in research around COVID-19. However, to our knowledge, no research to date examines the dual burden of COVID-19 and extreme heat on labor productivity and laborers' health and livelihoods. To close this research gap and shed light on a critical health and livelihood issue affecting a vulnerable population, we urge researchers to study the two topics in tandem. Because farmworkers have a high incidence of COVID-19 infections and a low rate of inoculation, they will be among those who suffer most from this dual burden. In this article, we discuss impacts from extreme heat and COVID-19 on farm laborers. We provide examples from the literature and a conceptual framework showing the bi-directional nature of heat impacts on COVID-19 and vice versa. We conclude with questions for further research and with specific policy recommendations to alleviate this dual burden. If implemented, these policies would enhance the wellbeing of farmworkers through improved unemployment benefits, updated regulations, and consistent implementation of outdoor labor regulations. Additionally, policies for farmworker-related health needs and cultural aspects of policy implementation and farmworker outreach are needed. These and related policies could potentially reduce the dual burden of COVID-19 and extreme heat impacts while future research explores their relative cost-effectiveness. |
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spelling | pubmed-91142942022-05-19 Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers López-Carr, David Vanos, Jennifer Sánchez-Vargas, Armando Vargas, Río Castillo, Federico Front Public Health Public Health Currently, there is an extensive literature examining heat impacts on labor productivity and health, as well as a recent surge in research around COVID-19. However, to our knowledge, no research to date examines the dual burden of COVID-19 and extreme heat on labor productivity and laborers' health and livelihoods. To close this research gap and shed light on a critical health and livelihood issue affecting a vulnerable population, we urge researchers to study the two topics in tandem. Because farmworkers have a high incidence of COVID-19 infections and a low rate of inoculation, they will be among those who suffer most from this dual burden. In this article, we discuss impacts from extreme heat and COVID-19 on farm laborers. We provide examples from the literature and a conceptual framework showing the bi-directional nature of heat impacts on COVID-19 and vice versa. We conclude with questions for further research and with specific policy recommendations to alleviate this dual burden. If implemented, these policies would enhance the wellbeing of farmworkers through improved unemployment benefits, updated regulations, and consistent implementation of outdoor labor regulations. Additionally, policies for farmworker-related health needs and cultural aspects of policy implementation and farmworker outreach are needed. These and related policies could potentially reduce the dual burden of COVID-19 and extreme heat impacts while future research explores their relative cost-effectiveness. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9114294/ /pubmed/35602162 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.884152 Text en Copyright © 2022 López-Carr, Vanos, Sánchez-Vargas, Vargas and Castillo. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Public Health López-Carr, David Vanos, Jennifer Sánchez-Vargas, Armando Vargas, Río Castillo, Federico Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers |
title | Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers |
title_full | Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers |
title_fullStr | Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers |
title_full_unstemmed | Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers |
title_short | Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers |
title_sort | extreme heat and covid-19: a dual burden for farmworkers |
topic | Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9114294/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35602162 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.884152 |
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