User:Kjackson18/Agriculture in California
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[edit]California's Central Valley[1] is well known for its agricultural production, harvesting and cultivating fruit, vegetables, and nuts. California's agricultural production is so robust that it produces more than half of the produce and nuts for the whole country. Farmers, especially farmworkers, are to thank for the fruits and vegetables we enjoy. Specifically, farmworkers/laborers often go unnoticed and face many challenges, such as poor working/living conditions, fear of deportation, and limited access to health care resources. During the COVID-19 pandemic,[2] the mental health of farmworkers took a significant toll, and they continue to experience poor mental health today. The topic of mental health and farmworkers[3] is not very prevalent (if at all) in the media, which is why, for this Wikipedia project, I will be focusing on the mental health of Central Valley agricultural workers/laborers.
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[edit]According to the World Health Organization[4], mental well-being or mental health is "a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community." Farmworkers of California's Central Valley are primarily composed of Mexican Americans, Pilipino-Americans, and immigrants. Harvesting crops can be a strenuous job as it requires a large amount of physical labor, repetitive motions, operating machinery, all while facing extreme weather conditions such as California's high temperatures during the summer. As mentioned previously farm workers also experience inhumane or unfair treatment, little wages, restricted access to health care, and experience food and shelter issues. These reasons can be attributed to the mental health challenges many farmworkers face. Studies conducted by farm worker organizations and universities throughout the California region have and continue to analyze the mental health of the Central Valleys agricultural laborers. According to universities such as University of California Merced[5] and University of California Berkely[6] the Covid-19 Pandemic led to an increase of farmers experiencing some form of mental health challenges [7] and continues to impact the mental well-being of farmworkers today.
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[edit]- ^ "Central Valley (California)", Wikipedia, 2024-11-04, retrieved 2024-11-18
- ^ "COVID-19 pandemic in the United States", Wikipedia, 2024-11-14, retrieved 2024-11-18
- ^ "Mental health in United States agricultural workers", Wikipedia, 2024-10-17, retrieved 2024-11-18
- ^ "World Health Organization", Wikipedia, 2024-11-18, retrieved 2024-11-18
- ^ "University of California, Merced", Wikipedia, 2024-11-18, retrieved 2024-11-18
- ^ "University of California, Berkeley", Wikipedia, 2024-11-15, retrieved 2024-11-18
- ^ Chong, Graciela (2023-09-08). "Addressing California Farmworkers' Mental Health & Food Security During the Pandemic".
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