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Climate Change and the Dangers to Agricultural Workers

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Agricultural workers have long worked under challenging conditions, including heat that can lead to dehydration and heat stroke. Climate change has exacerbated the dangers of heat for farm workers and one nurse has made this the focus of her research: Roxana Chicas, PhD, RN, an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. HealthCetera in the Catskills producer and host Diana Mason, PhD, RN, interviews Dr. Chicas about her work that includes promising interventions to protect the health of farm workers. This interview first aired on HealthCetera in the Catskills on WIOX Radio on November 22, 2023.

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Diana is a senior policy service professor with the George Washington University School of Nursing Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement and founder of HealthCetera. She was previously president of the American Academy of Nursing and the Rudin Professor of Nursing at Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing. She is a health policy expert and leader. Diana tweets @djmasonrn.

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