Articles Related to Heat Illness

Javier Castro and Diane Mitchell hold Best Research Paper certificate

Congratulations to Our Research Award Winners!

  • by Suzette Smiley-Jewell
  • November 28, 2017
The California Heat Illness Prevention Study (CHIPS) received a research paper award at the June 2017 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health conference held in Logan, Utah.
Farmworkers in field

Building Worker Power to Transform Agriculture

  • by Gail Wadsworth, Executive Director of the California Institute for Rural Studies
  • April 10, 2017
Recommendations from the California Institute for Rural Studies following heat illness prevention study.
Farmworkers putting stakes up in field on summer day

Adjusting to Work in the Heat: Why Acclimatization Matters

  • by Suzette Smiley-Jewell
  • June 15, 2016
A good heat illness prevention plan takes into account the need for more breaks, a cool place to rest, the availability of fluids, and the careful allotment of time for a worker to become fully adjusted or acclimatized to the heat.
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