The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic
Farmworkers were considered “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic, but face structural inequalities that heightened their risk of the pandemic’s health and economic impacts. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a COVID-relief cash transfer program in the farmworking community of Immokalee, F...
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| description | Farmworkers were considered “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic, but face structural inequalities that heightened their risk of the pandemic’s health and economic impacts. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a COVID-relief cash transfer program in the farmworking community of Immokalee, Florida. The authors conducted 153 structured interviews with program beneficiaries via phone call or home visit and asked about sociodemographic variables, how the money was used, whether the money was sufficient for two weeks' financial needs, and participant ability to self-isolate. This study found that the cash transfers were most likely to be spent on living necessities and were effective in relieving COVID 19-associated financial burden, but that some groups may need more support than others. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing health disparities, it is important to understand the role of cash transfers as a public health tool and their potential impact on community mitigation efforts.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c79df7107fd54355a1ef984e7a67560a2025-08-20T02:40:32ZengPAGEPress PublicationsHealthcare in Low-resource Settings2281-78242024-12-0110.4081/hls.2024.12394The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemicLindsay Richards0Leping Wang1Joashilia Jeanmarie2Shirin Shafazand3Daniel Palazuelos4Vitina Monacello5Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FLDepartment of Sociology, Boston University, Boston, MADepartment of Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FLMiller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FLDepartment of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA; Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; Partners In Health, Boston, MADepartment of Social Work, Columbia University, New York, NYFarmworkers were considered “essential” during the COVID-19 pandemic, but face structural inequalities that heightened their risk of the pandemic’s health and economic impacts. This study aims to evaluate the impact of a COVID-relief cash transfer program in the farmworking community of Immokalee, Florida. The authors conducted 153 structured interviews with program beneficiaries via phone call or home visit and asked about sociodemographic variables, how the money was used, whether the money was sufficient for two weeks' financial needs, and participant ability to self-isolate. This study found that the cash transfers were most likely to be spent on living necessities and were effective in relieving COVID 19-associated financial burden, but that some groups may need more support than others. Given that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing health disparities, it is important to understand the role of cash transfers as a public health tool and their potential impact on community mitigation efforts. https://www.pagepressjournals.org/hls/article/view/12394Cash transferCOVID-19social supportFloridahealth disparities |
| spellingShingle | Lindsay Richards Leping Wang Joashilia Jeanmarie Shirin Shafazand Daniel Palazuelos Vitina Monacello The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic Healthcare in Low-resource Settings Cash transfer COVID-19 social support Florida health disparities |
| title | The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The impact of a social support program in Immokalee, Florida, during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | impact of a social support program in immokalee florida during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Cash transfer COVID-19 social support Florida health disparities |
| url | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/hls/article/view/12394 |
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