"The Hotel of 10,000 Stars": The Impact of Social-Structural Determinants of Health Among Im/migrant Shrimpers in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    • Subject Terms:
      INDUSTRIAL safety; IMMIGRANTS; OCCUPATIONAL hazards; SOCIAL determinants of health; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; RESEARCH funding; NOMADS; INTERVIEWING; WORK environment; BLUE collar workers; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; FISHING; WORK-related injuries; THEMATIC analysis; ACTION research; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
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      MEXICO
    • Abstract:
      Objectives. To identify appropriate interventions to prevent injury, we conducted a qualitative study among commercial shrimp fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico. Methods. Using qualitative and participatory research methods, including interviews, photovoice, and workplace observations in southeast Texas and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, we examined the social‒structural dimensions that contribute to physical and psychological injury. Results. We found that multiple layers of vulnerability and danger exist among shrimpers with interacting themes: (1) recognizing risk, (2) precarious employment, and (3) psychological distress. Conclusions. Our results add to the growing body of knowledge that emphasizes the negative health impacts of underregulated, high-risk, and physically demanding work performed primarily by im/migrants. Public Health Implications. Our findings highlight the larger social‒structural conditions and context of hardships endemic to migrant labor and suggest implications for practice and policy interventions. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(8):824–832. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2024.307696) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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