Why Re-Invent the Wheel? Social Network Approaches Can Be Used to Mitigate SARS-CoV-2 Related Disparities in Latinx Seasonal Farmworkers

Mariano Kanamori, Daniel Castaneda, Kyle J. Self, Lucy Sanchez, Yesenia Rosas, Edda Rodriguez, Cho-Hee Shrader, Juan Arroyo-Flores, Ariana Johnson, John Skvoretz, Daniel Gomez and Mark Williams
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Mariano Kanamori: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Daniel Castaneda: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Kyle J. Self: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Lucy Sanchez: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Yesenia Rosas: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Edda Rodriguez: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Cho-Hee Shrader: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Juan Arroyo-Flores: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Ariana Johnson: Department of Public Health Science, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
John Skvoretz: Department of Sociology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
Daniel Gomez: Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller, Miami, FL 33136, USA
Mark Williams: Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 23, 1-8

Abstract: Latinx seasonal farmworkers are essential workers and are at elevated risk for SARS-CoV-2 in the United States. Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 are unique to this population and include crowded living conditions, isolated social networks, and exploitative working environments. The circumstances and cultural values of Latinx seasonal farmworkers pose a unique challenge to public health authorities working to contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. This community is in dire need of urgent public health research to identify opportunities to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission: social network methods could be the solution. Using previously collected and new information provided by a team of experts, this commentary provides a brief description of Latinx seasonal farmworker disparities that affect tracking and treating SARS-CoV-2 in this important group, the challenges introduced by SARS-CoV-2, and how social network approaches learned from other infectious disease prevention strategies can address these disparities.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; Latino; social networks; farmworkers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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