Abstract
Disaster preparedness training for Latino migrant and seasonal farm workers in communities where they work
Highlights
Hispanic migrant seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) are essential to the sustainability of many commercial fruit and vegetable farm operations in rural counties across Michigan as well as those in many other states across the nation [1]
Even if training is available, finding the time to train in disaster preparedness is a challenge for farmworkers who often travel long distances to work in communities away from their homes
The study illustrates how a University partnership involving the Extension Service, providers of MSFW human services, and county emergency services proved essential in overcoming barriers associated with emergency training to the MSFW population when they are in receiving communities where they travel to work
Summary
Hispanic migrant seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) are essential to the sustainability of many commercial fruit and vegetable farm operations in rural counties across Michigan as well as those in many other states across the nation [1]. Migrant farmworkers usually travel long distances from their sending communities in southern states, like Texas and Florida, to work field agriculture, nurseries, greenhouses, and processing plants in receiving communities of the north, states like Michigan and Wisconsin, during the summer and fall harvest seasons. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has offered free disaster preparedness training for community volunteers across the country since 1993, but not for Hispanic MSFWs. Even if training is available, finding the time to train in disaster preparedness is a challenge for farmworkers who often travel long distances to work in communities away from their homes. The fact that migrant farmworkers are often away from their home base makes it challenging for this occupational group to take advantage of the emergency preparedness training opportunities available in their sending communities
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