Work Safety Climate, Heat-Related Illness, and Potential Pesticide Exposure Among Latino Farmworker Adolescents and Young Adults in Arizona

Key Points

• This research aims to explore how work safety climate, heat-related illness, and pesticide exposure impact Latino farmworker adolescents and young adults.
• Emphasized the importance of training on work safety climate, heat-related illness, and pesticide exposure.
• Identified personal and family factors influencing the ability to detect symptoms.
• Focused on Latino farmworker adolescents and young adults in Arizona.
• Increased training linked to better detection of heat-related illness symptoms.
• Awareness of personal/family factors positively influences symptom awareness.
• Addressing safety climate can reduce risks associated with pesticide exposure.

Abstract