@article{ref1,
title="Lessons learned from data collection as health screening in underserved farmworker communities",
journal="Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action",
year="2018",
author="Flocks, Joan and Tovar, J. Antonio and Economos, Eugenia and Thien Mac, Valerie Vi and Mutic, Abby and Peterman, Katherine and McCauley, Linda",
volume="12",
number="1S",
pages="93-100",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Girasoles is an academic-community partnership investigating heat-related illness (HRI) among farm-workers. An unexpected outcome is health screening and intervention for participants without access to health care. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: We present a case of renal failure in a farmworker, detected during data collection, to illustrate how academic-community collaboration can result in clinical benefits for study participants. <br><br>METHODS: Girasoles is examining physiologic responses to heat stress, associated vulnerability factors, and HRI symptoms. Data include blood pressure, fasting and non-fasting blood glucose, blood creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and urine dipsticks. Participants with out-of-range findings are referred to local health care providers. <br><br>RESULTS: During two summers, health screenings of 192 workers resulted in 71 referrals (37%) for conditions to be rechecked and treated. One of these referrals involved chronic renal failure requiring extensive follow-up by research team members. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The case of renal failure illustrates the value of collaborative research as a health intervention with vulnerable populations.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-0541",
doi="10.1353/cpr.2018.0024",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2018.0024"
}