TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Lessons learned from data collection as health screening in underserved farmworker communities
JO  - Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action
A1  - Flocks, Joan
A1  - Tovar, J. Antonio
A1  - Economos, Eugenia
A1  - Thien Mac, Valerie Vi
A1  - Mutic, Abby
A1  - Peterman, Katherine
A1  - McCauley, Linda
SP  - 93
EP  - 100
VL  - 12
IS  - 1S
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-0541
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/cpr.2018.0024
ID  - ref1
ER  -