Working to Eat: Vulnerability, Food Insecurity, and Obesity Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Families
Working to Eat: Vulnerability, Food Insecurity, and Obesity Among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Families
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.20836
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发表时间：
2010-04-01
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3.5
通讯作者：
Graff, Mariaelisa
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作者：
Borre, Kristen;Ertle, Luke;Graff, Mariaelisa
背景：粮食不安全和肥胖对移民和季节性农场工人（MSFW）具有潜在的健康影响。方法36名在北卡州东部工作的拉丁裔MSFW的孩子参加了移民启智计划，对他们进行了访谈、焦点小组和家访。含量分析、营养分析和非参数统计分析产生了结果。结果MSFW家庭粮食不安全（63.8%）；其中34.7%的人感到饥饿。32%的学龄前儿童没有粮食保障。有食物保障的家庭在食物上花了更多的钱。肥胖在成人和儿童中普遍存在，但与粮食不安全的关系尚不清楚，MSFW采用了减少粮食不安全风险的策略，但需要雇主和社区援助来降低其风险。粮食不安全的根源在于务农、贫困和依赖的文化生活方式。MSFW肥胖和粮食不安全需要进一步研究，以确定移徙和工作条件之间的关系。网络和社会支持对于MSFW家庭改善粮食安全至关重要。政策和社区/工作场所干预措施可以减少粮食不安全的风险，改善工人的健康。点。中华医学杂志，2010,33(3):442 - 442。(C) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc。
Background Food insecurity and obesity have potential health consequences for migrant and seasonal farm workers (MSFW).Methods Thirty-six Latino MSFW working in eastern North Carolina whose children attended Migrant Head Start completed interviews, focus groups and home visits. Content analysis, nutrient analysis, and non-parametric statistical analysis produced results.Results MSFW (63.8%)families were food insecure; of those, 34.7% experienced hunger. 32% of pre-school children were food insecure. Food secure families spent more money on food. Obesity was prevalent in adults and children but the relationship to food insecurity remains unclear Strategies to reduce risk of foods insecurity were employed by MSFW, but employer and community assistance is needed to reduce their risk.Conclusions Food insecurity is rooted in the cultural lifestyle of farmwork, poverty, and dependency. MSFW obesity and food insecurity require further study to determine the relationship with migration and working conditions. Networking and social support are important for MSFW families to improve food security. Policies and community/workplace interventions could reduce risk of food insecurity and improve the health of workers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 53:443-462, 2010. (C) 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.