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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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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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Female Farmworkers' Perceptions of Heat-Related Illness and Pregnancy Health by Flocks, Joan, Vi Thien Mac, Valerie, Runkle, Jennifer, Tovar-Aguilar, Jose Antonio, Economos, Jeannie, McCauley, Linda A.

“…Although agricultural workers have elevated risks of heat-related illnesses (HRI), pregnant farmworkers exposed to extreme heat face additional health risk,…”
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Heat Illnesses in the Emergency Department: A Hot Topic by Vi Thien Mac, Valerie, Evans, Dian Dowling

“…The RESEARCH TO PRACTICE column is intended to improve the research critique skills of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and to assist with the…”
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Examining Agricultural Workplace Micro and Macroclimate Data Using Decision Tree Analysis to Determine Heat Illness Risk by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, Hertzberg, Vicki, McCauley, Linda A

“…OBJECTIVE:This study was designed to examine the associations between regional weather data and agricultural worksite temperatures in Florida. METHODS:Florida…”
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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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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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Farmworker Vulnerability to Heat Hazards: A Conceptual Framework by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien, McCauley, Linda A.

“…Purpose To review factors that impact the effect of hot environments on the human body in order to develop a conceptual model of human biological response…”
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Characterizing Heat-Related Illness in Florida Farmworkers: A Feasibility Study by Mac, Valerie Vi Thien

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