CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U50 OH07541 www.swagcenter.org

SW Ag Center Responds to Latino Farmworker Needs:

Project FRESCO

The National Action Summit for Latino Worker Health and Safety

April 14 – 15

Houston, TX

CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U50 OH07541 www.swagcenter.org

NIOSH Agriculture Initiative

CDC/NIOSH Cooperative Agreement U50 OH07541 www.swagcenter.org

Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention & Education

U.S. Farmworkers by Place of Birth

Percentage of U.S. Farmworkers by Place of Birth, 1997-1998 and 2001-2002 Compared

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H2A Workers Certified in 2006 & 2007

Distribution and number of fatal occupational injuries among Hispanic workers by industry, 1992-2002.

Source: NIOSH. Worker Health Chartbook 2004. Publication No. 2004-146. Fig. 5-37.

Work Conditions Create Risk for Heat Stress