Summers Phillip, Quandt Sara A, Talton Jennifer W, Galván Leonardo, Arcury Thomas A
Phillip Summers and Thomas A. Arcury are with the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC. Sara A. Quandt is with the Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, Center for Worker Health, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Jennifer W. Talton is with the Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine. Leonardo Galván is with the North Carolina Farmworkers Project, Benson, NC.
Am J Public Health. 2015 Dec;105(12):2570-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302797. Epub 2015 Oct 15.
We used geographic information systems (GIS) to delineate whether farmworker labor camps were hidden and to determine whether hidden camps differed from visible camps in terms of physical and resident characteristics.
We collected data using observation, interview, and public domain GIS data for 180 farmworker labor camps in east central North Carolina. A hidden camp was defined as one that was at least 0.15 miles from an all-weather road or located behind natural or manufactured objects. Hidden camps were compared with visible camps in terms of physical and resident characteristics.
More than one third (37.8%) of the farmworker labor camps were hidden. Hidden camps were significantly larger (42.7% vs 17.0% with 21 or more residents; P ≤ .001; and 29.4% vs 13.5% with 3 or more dwellings; P = .002) and were more likely to include barracks (50% vs 19.6%; P ≤ .001) than were visible camps.
Poor housing conditions in farmworker labor camps often go unnoticed because they are hidden in the rural landscape, increasing farmworker vulnerability. Policies that promote greater community engagement with farmworker labor camp residents to reduce structural vulnerability should be considered.
我们使用地理信息系统（GIS）来描绘农场工人劳教营是否隐蔽，并确定隐蔽营地在物理特征和居民特征方面是否与可见营地不同。
我们通过观察、访谈以及北卡罗来纳州中东部180个农场工人劳教营的公共领域GIS数据收集数据。隐蔽营地被定义为距离全天候道路至少0.15英里或位于自然物体或人造物体后面的营地。在物理特征和居民特征方面，将隐蔽营地与可见营地进行比较。
超过三分之一（37.8%）的农场工人劳教营是隐蔽的。隐蔽营地明显更大（居民人数为21人或更多时，分别为42.7%和17.0%；P≤0.001；有3间或更多住所时，分别为29.4%和13.5%；P = 0.002），并且比可见营地更有可能包括营房（分别为50%和19.6%；P≤0.001）。
农场工人劳教营恶劣的住房条件往往不为人注意，因为它们隐藏在乡村景观中，这增加了农场工人的脆弱性。应考虑制定政策，促进社区与农场工人劳教营居民更多地互动，以减少结构性脆弱性。
