Publications by authors named "A Keeney"
Background: Systemic racism has significantly impacted child welfare service (CWS) agencies' ability to provide equitable services to families. Little research exists regarding CWS interventions to combat these issues. Mining For Gold (MFG) is a consulting company that partners with organizations to provide space for racial justice learning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPromoting Workplace Health, Safety, and Well-Being Among Essential Agricultural Workers Through Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases Training in the Rio Grande Valley.
J Agromedicine
January 2025
Introduction: Health, safety, and well-being training programs provide essential education on anticipating, identifying, and mitigating exposures like infectious diseases. Gaps in infectious diseases awareness and education became especially apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequently were exacerbated by mis- and disinformation.
Methods: Vaccine-preventable infectious diseases training (influenza, hepatitis A and B, and tetanus infections, including COVID-19) was developed, delivered, and evaluated among 1,043 farmworkers, bodega workers, and production management in the Rio Grande Valley using mobile-learning technologies.
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- Migrant farmworkers often struggle with stress, anxiety, and depression, especially when they are around substance use at work.
- A study looked at 58 farmworkers in Southern California to see how their work environment affected their mental health.
- It found that being around substance use made farmworkers more anxious and depressed, and highlighted the need for better support for their mental health.
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- Foster kids often struggle in school, but the FASE program helps them do better by providing extra support.
- The program worked with 40 middle and high school students to see how it improved their grades, attendance, and feelings about managing their mental health.
- After a year in FASE, students showed better grades and attendance, and they felt more confident about their mental health, especially female students.