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
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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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.