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Risk Factors for Reaching Core Body Temperature Thresholds in Florida Agricultural Workers by Mac, Valerie, Elon, Lisa, Mix, Jacqueline, Tovar-Aguilar, Antonio, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Eugenia, Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda

“…There is a compelling need to identify agricultural workers at risk for heat related illness (HRI). Data from Florida agricultural workers (N = 221) were…”
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Elevated Core Temperature in Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Pilot Study by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, Tovar-Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Elon, Lisa, Hertzberg, Vicki, Economos, Eugenia, McCauley, Linda A.

“…With expected increases in extreme weather, there may be a greater risk of injury from extreme heat in outdoor worker populations. To plan for future…”
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The Association Between Skin Rashes and Work Environment, Personal Protective Equipment, and Hygiene Practices Among Female Farmworkers by Campbell, Kristina, Baker, Brenda, Tovar, Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Williams, Bryan, McCauley, Linda

“…The objective of this study was to assess work-related hygiene practices and the frequency and location of skin rashes due to cutaneous contact with…”
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Hydration Status, Kidney Function, and Kidney Injury in Florida Agricultural Workers by Mix, Jacqueline, Elon, Lisa, Vi Thien Mac, Valerie, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Eugenia, Tovar-Aguilar, Antonio J, Stover Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda A

“…OBJECTIVE:Recent findings suggest that laboring in hot occupational environments is related to kidney damage in agricultural workers. We examined hydration…”
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Risk Factors for Reaching Core Body Temperature Thresholds in Florida Agricultural Workers by Mac, Valerie, Elon, Lisa, Mix, Jacqueline, Tovar-Aguilar, Antonio, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Eugenia, Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda

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A modified physiological strain index for workplace‐based assessment of heat strain experienced by agricultural workers by Mac, Valerie V., Elon, Lisa, Smith, Daniel J., Tovar‐Aguilar, Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Flocks, Joan, Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda

“…Background As global temperatures rise, increasing numbers of individuals will work in hot environments. Interventions to protect their health are critical, as…”
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Novel Analytic Methods Needed for Real-Time Continuous Core Body Temperature Data by Hertzberg, Vicki, Mac, Valerie, Elon, Lisa, Mutic, Nathan, Mutic, Abby, Peterman, Katherine, Tovar-Aguilar, J. Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Flocks, Joan, McCauley, Linda

“…Affordable measurement of core body temperature (Tc) in a continuous, real-time fashion is now possible. With this advance comes a new data analysis paradigm…”
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Heat Exposure in Central Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Feasibility Study by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, Tovar-Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Flocks, Joan, Economos, Eugenia, Hertzberg, Vicki S., McCauley, Linda A.

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of field-based biomonitoring of heat-related illness (HRI) phenomena in Florida…”
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Lessons Learned from Data Collection as Health Screening in Underserved Farmworker Communities by Flocks, Joan, Tovar, J Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Thien Mac, Valerie Vi, Mutic, Abby, Peterman, Katherine, McCauley, Linda

“…Girasoles is an academic-community partnership investigating heat-related illness (HRI) among farm-workers. An unexpected outcome is health screening and…”
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Pesticide Risk Perception and Biomarkers of Exposure in Florida Female Farmworkers by Runkle, Jennifer D., Tovar-Aguilar, J. Antonio, Economos, Eugenia, Flocks, Joan, Williams, Bryan, Muniz, Juan F., Semple, Marie, McCauley, Linda

“…OBJECTIVE:To compare workplace characteristics, workplace behaviors, and the health beliefs of female farmworkers of childbearing age with actual biomarkers of…”
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