News

Outreach and Education Funding Awarded

WCAHS is pleased to announce our 2018 Outreach and Education Funding award recipients.

Tidbits from Trainings: What to do if someone gets sick from the heat

Agricultural workers are especially vulnerable to heat illness due to the nature of their work: outdoors, long hours, and at peak harvest times during the hottest months of the year.

Read on for tips taken straight from our Heat Illness Prevention training to help keep you safe and healthy and to potentially save a life!

UC Davis Scientists Study the Impact of Wildfires in California

WCAHS investigators are examining the potential health impact of wildfire smoke and ash through several projects.

Research

How Depression Impacts Efforts to Address Obesity Among Farmworkers

Biological, lifestyle, and environmental factors all affect obesity, both in the general population and among farmworkers. However, less is known about the relationship between mental illness, such as depression, and obesity in the agricultural workforce.

Research

WCAHS Funds Seven Summer Projects as Part of a Short-Term Funding Cycle

This summer, seven agricultural health and safety projects will be carried out around the Western Region with funding from the Wester Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS).

Research

Not Everyone Speaks Spanish! The Need for Indigenous Language Interpreters in California’s Agricultural Workforce

In California, home to the largest population of immigrant farmworkers in the nation, a third of farmworkers are members of Indigenous communities from Southern Mexico. Many speak only an Indigenous language like Mixteco, Zapoteco, or Triqui, and research suggests they are denied access to trained interpreters and face discrimination.

Research

Wildfire Safety Tips

No matter where you are in California, it is likely you will experience smoke from wildfires, which contains fine particles that can harm your health.

Tidbits from Trainings: How To Know You're Well Hydrated

WCAHS Outreach staff provide suggestions for how much water you should be drinking and two simple ways to know if you are drinking enough.

New Study Reports Differences in Physical Health of U.S. Farm Workers by Legal Status

Although we might think that legal vulnerability would lead to poorer physical health, a new study finds that unauthorized farm workers reported better physical health than legal permanent residents and naturalized citizens.

Research

Stories from the Field: WCAHS Attends a Conference for Farmworker Women

Many of us are familiar with the story of Cesar Chavez and how he and other farmworkers organized themselves to fight for farmworker rights. Although much progress has been made, many farmworkers continue to work long hours in unsafe conditions and with low pay.