Agricultural Safety Comic Book for Latinx Migrant Families: Development and Evaluation

Area of Science:

• Public Health
• Health Education
• Agricultural Safety

Background:

• Youth in migrant and seasonal agricultural work face significant health risks.
• These risks stem from agricultural labor and temporary housing conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a culturally relevant, bilingual comic book for health education.
• To address safety concerns in youth hand-harvesting agricultural work.
• To provide guidance for agricultural work camp residences.

Main Methods:

• Mixed-methods design involving a multidisciplinary team.
• Focus groups to gather user feedback on a comic book prototype.
• Quantitative surveys assessing satisfaction, helpfulness, and usability.

Main Results:

• Focus group participants provided valuable feedback for prototype modification.
• Quantitative data indicated high satisfaction, helpfulness, and usability.
• The comic book was deemed effective for health promotion.

Conclusions:

• Comic books are a viable medium for health education in vulnerable populations.
• The developed comic book serves as an effective tool for agricultural worker youth.
• This approach can be replicated for health promotion in similar communities.