Olvidados Entre la Cosecha: Understanding Social Needs and Health Disparities through Farm Workers' Perspectives

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Abstract: Background: Although farm workers are integral to the agricultural industry, they are systematically excluded from health and social resources. Such exclusion has created economic, social, and health disparities (Anthony et al., 2008; Liebman et al., 2021; Ramos A. K, 2018). Objectives: This study aims to explore farmworkers’ experiences related to health pre and post COVID, and to understand social disparities in their lives while narrating their priorities and concerns. Political and economic factors contributing to the unmet social and health needs of farmworkers are discussed. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in full partnership with a farmworker community organization on the San Mateo coast. Testimonios and semi-structured interview questions were developed with input from farmworker advocates and farmworkers. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using an inductive approach. Results: Four core themes regarding the community’s lived experiences and needs emerged: (a) Racialization and Dehumanization; (b) Social Welfare and Basic Needs; (c) Cultural Wealth and Community Agency (d) Violence and Trauma. Conclusion: Findings yield implications for the impact of this methodology and of community organizations on improving farmworker lives and to center lived experiences to inform program development and policy priorities to aid farm workers and bridge social and health outcome gaps.

Type of resource	text
Publication date	January 26, 2023

Author	Ruiz Malagon, Juan Carlos

Subject	Farmworkers, Social Health Disparities, Community Wellbeing, Race and Trauma
Genre	Text
Genre	Thesis

DOI	https://doi.org/10.25740/vs740rq1605
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/vs740rq1605

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Preferred citation: Ruiz Malagon, J. (2023). Olvidados Entre la Cosecha: Understanding Social Needs and Health Disparities through Farm Workers' Perspectives . Stanford Digital Repository. Available at https://purl.stanford.edu/vs740rq1605. https://doi.org/10.25740/vs740rq1605.

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