Federal health officials are calling for more testing and treatment of workers on farms with bird flu. Federal health ...

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Following the meeting, the Farmworker Conditions in Santa Barbara County temporary ad hoc advisory committee will report back to the Board of Supervisors with a summary of key points and possible ...

A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.

After two heat strokes and damaged kidneys, José Delgado remains stunned that Florida banned counties from enacting ...

The public is invited to participate in a community meeting focused on farmworker conditions in Santa Barbara County Tuesday ...

Operation Access is a nonprofit that helps people in Northern California access specialty medical care. “There’s a lot of places where people can go for primary care, for the uninsured or ...

Oregon’s dairy industry is urging state regulators to scrap a proposal requiring a minimum distance of 500 feet between livestock barns and farmworker housing.

The Department of Labor has proposed federal regulations that would protect indoor and outdoor workers from the hazards of ...