Effectiveness of occupational safety and health training for migrant farmworkers: a scoping review

Caffaro, Federica; Cremasco, Margherita Micheletti; Bagagiolo, Giorgia; Vigoroso, Lucia

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2018.03.018

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“…Education has been acknowledged as the most powerful transformative force in the achievement of a sustainable future (Hopkins & McKeown, ). Education requires a participatory approach in teaching and in the development of training methods (Caffaro, Micheletti Cremasco, Bagagiolo, Vigoroso, & Cavallo, ) to motivate and empower both apprentices and teachers to learn, reflect, change their behavior, and take action for sustainable development. The participation of stakeholders is deeply rooted in the vision of sustainable development as a collaborative process of involving stakeholders to initiate and diffuse the technical, organizational, and social innovations necessary for greater sustainable development, with regard to environmental, social, and economic aspects (Moss & Fichter, ).…”

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“…As noted by Rogers (1976), the topic of control is strictly interwoven with the concept of development, which can be defined as " Education has been acknowledged as the most powerful transformative force in the achievement of a sustainable future (Hopkins & McKeown, 2001). Education requires a participatory approach in teaching and in the development of training methods (Caffaro, Micheletti Cremasco, Bagagiolo, Vigoroso, & Cavallo, 2018) to motivate and empower both apprentices and teachers to learn, reflect, change their behavior, and take action for sustainable development.…”

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An ergonomic approach to sustainable development: The role of information environment and social‐psychological variables in the adoption of agri‐environmental innovations

Caffaro

Roccato

Cremasco

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Sustainable Development

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Sustainability is defined as meeting the human needs of current as well as future generations. This anthropocentric perspective leads to joint objectives between sustainability and ergonomics. In the present study, we adopted a systems ergonomic approach and, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, we analyzed the paths by which the information environment can affect farmers' adoption of sustainable measures through the mediation of attitudes, social pressure, and behavioral control. One hundred ninety‐nine Italian farmers completed a questionnaire assessing exposure to impersonal, personal‐formal, and personal‐informal sources of information on the one hand and attitudes, perceived behavioral control, and subjective norms toward the adoption of two types of sustainable innovations (technological solutions and organizational/managerial practices) on the other. The results showed that attitudes and perceived behavioral control were the dominant determinants of farmers' adoption behavior, and personal‐formal sources of information were positively associated with perceived behavioral control. Possible interventions are discussed for farmers' information environment to promote the adoption of sustainable innovations.

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An ergonomic approach to sustainable development: The role of information environment and social‐psychological variables in the adoption of agri‐environmental innovations

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Cremasco

et al. 2019

Sustainable Development

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“…In terms of the theoretical basis for the intervention, 11 articles mentioned behavioral theories such as the Theory of Reasoned Action [51], the Theory of Planned Behavior [61], the Diffusion of Knowledge Theory [56,59], the Trans-Theoretical Model [53], the Health Belief Model [54,62,63], the conceptual model for Community-Based Participatory Research [55,59,63,64], or the conceptual framework developed by WHO [58]. Four articles [22,24,29,31] did not mention any evidence-based theory for the development of the interventions. The concept of health literacy was not mentioned in any of the studies, but (general) literacy was mentioned in seven of them [50][51][52][53][54]56,57], two of which tied literacy with health education and reducing poisonings from pesticide handling [56,57].…”

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“…Among the farming population, there are specific types of workers, such as migrants, who are often employed in agriculture [22] and as such are exposed to occupational hazards and risks [23]. Low levels of education, diversity of language, young age and lack of experience are characteristics that differentiate the specific needs in terms of agricultural training and approaches to health safety training for this type of agricultural worker [24,25]. Apart from migrants, there are other populations that are affected by agriculture hazards, such as women and youth.…”

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Educational Interventions to Improve Safety and Health Literacy Among Agricultural Workers: A Systematic Review

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Marcu

Cherecheș

et al. 2020

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Health and safety education for farmers has the potential to increase the level of health, safety literacy, and thereby improve farmers' health and quality of life. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the published literature documenting different educational interventions for agricultural workers that have the improvement of health and/or safety literacy as an outcome. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Scopus and PsycINFO databases for articles focusing on educational interventions for farmers' health and safety. From the 3357 initial hits, 36 unduplicated records met the inclusion criteria. The articles included in the review used educational interventions for farmers with the purpose of preventing farm-induced diseases and injuries, increasing the health and well-being of farmers, and promoting good manufacturing practices. The educational approaches considered varied from lectures, videos, newsletters, games, and community fairs, to involving the community in designing the intervention and training farmers to deliver the intervention to the community. Interventions that used evidence-based theories, which took into account cultural aspects and individual factors, used biomarkers as a behavior change measurement, and involved the community in the development of the intervention had the best results in terms of behavior change. The strategies of educational interventions identified in this review that produced good results have the potential to inform future researchers and policy makers in the design and implementation of public health interventions, programs and policies to improve the health of farmers and their families.Out of the three strategies mentioned, education aims to increase farmers' health and safety by encouraging them to adopt health-enhancing behaviors. To achieve this, education not only tries to enhance knowledge, but also skills, attitudes and practices that serve to prevent accidents and maintain good health. While the effects of health and safety education are often measured by distal outcomes such as injury and disease prevalence, a more direct outcome of health education is health literacy [5,6]. Health literacy is defined as the competence of individuals and communities to access, understand, appraise and apply information that is relevant to take decisions regarding one's health [6]. A related notion is safety literacy, which can be viewed as a content-specific form of literacy in a health context that focuses on the safety of the patient/worker [5,7,8]. A number of studies have shown that low health and safety literacy is a problem not only among the general population, but also among underserved populations [9][10][11][12]. Lower levels of health literacy are linked with low levels of education and literacy, and overall poorer health outcomes [13]. As such, education has the potential of improving general literacy levels as well as health literacy and safety literacy, and ultimately of leading to a better health and quality of life [14].Heal...

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“…Caffaro and colleagues conducted a literature review on occupational safety and health training programs addressing migrant farmworkers, including animal workers, to determine the effectiveness of the standard programs in place [68]. The majority of the reviewed studies found the training programs to be ineffective, with no or little difference in injury outcomes with or without the standard training programs.…”

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Recent Research on Occupational Animal Exposures and Health Risks: A Narrative Review

Dignard

Leibler

2019

Curr Envir Health Rpt

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Effectiveness of occupational safety and health training for migrant farmworkers: a scoping review

Abstract: Training could greatly contribute to an effective attainment of OSH information, but the present review shows that more evidence is needed to guide the future development of effective training activities.

Cited by 33 publications

References 51 publications

An ergonomic approach to sustainable development: The role of information environment and social‐psychological variables in the adoption of agri‐environmental innovations

An ergonomic approach to sustainable development: The role of information environment and social‐psychological variables in the adoption of agri‐environmental innovations

Educational Interventions to Improve Safety and Health Literacy Among Agricultural Workers: A Systematic Review

Recent Research on Occupational Animal Exposures and Health Risks: A Narrative Review

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