Impacts of Climate Change and Heat Stress on Farmworkers' Health: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Due to the continuous rise of global temperatures and heatwaves worldwide as a result of climate change, concerns for the health and safety of working populations have increased. Workers in the food production chain, particularly farmworkers, are especially vulnerable to heat stress due to the strenuous nature of their work, which is performed primarily outdoors under poor working conditions. At the cross-section of climate change and farmworkers' health, a scoping review was undertaken to summarize the existing knowledge regarding the health impacts associated with climate change and heat stress, guide future research toward better understanding current and future climate change risks, and inform policies to protect the health and safety of agricultural workers. A systematic search of 5 e

SUBMITTER: El Khayat M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8861180 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature