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Our food system during a pandemic: California farmworkers’ COVID-19 rates and risks
Environment Nov 19, 2020
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Live webcast: Wednesday, December 2 12–1 p.m. (Pacific) This event will be broadcast live on this page. You can also watch this event live on the UC Berkeley Facebook page .
United States farmworkers ensure the continuity of the nation’s food supply and have been deemed essential workers in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Latinos, including those in farmworker communities, have accounted for a disproportionate share of COVID-19 cases.
On December 1, 2020, the Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health will disseminate the first major study to reveal the extent to which farmworkers have been excessively burdened by COVID-19.
The study, led by UC Berkeley epidemiologists Brenda Eskenazi, PhD, Joseph Lewnard, PhD, Ana Maria Mora, MD, PhD, and Maximiliano Cuevas MD surveyed and tested over 1000 farmworkers—95% of whom were Latino— in California’s Monterey County, and determined COVID-19 infection rates and risks for this population as well as the impact of the pandemic on their lives.
On December 2, Berkeley Conversations will feature a discussion between the study’s researchers, discussing what their research shows and how we may work to safeguard the health of this vulnerable population. Featured Speaker: Brenda Eskenazi, PhD , Jennifer and Brian Maxwell Professor Emeritus […]
