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\u00a1Basta! toolkit photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Basta! Preventing Sexual Harassment in Agriculture<\/a>, a program developed by the University of Washington\u2019s School of Nursing & Health Studies faculty with community partners and stakeholders, has received national recognition from the American Public Health Association<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The culturally tailored program received the association\u2019s Health Education Materials Award<\/a> in the category of workplace training. \u201cIt represents the best of community-engaged program design and public health education,\u201d a reviewer said. The award was presented recently at the association\u2019s virtual annual meeting, which was timely in light of Domestic Violence Awareness Month<\/a> and National Health Education Week<\/a>, both in October. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jody Early, an associate professor, and Victoria Breckwich V\u00e1squez, an affiliate assistant professor, developed the program over six years of work with women farmworkers, human rights organizations and industry partners. It was launched in November 2019<\/a> by a team that included Dennise Drury, an outreach and education specialist at the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH)<\/a> at the UW in Seattle, and Elizabeth Torres, research project coordinator for Proyecto Bienestar<\/a>, a community health program within PNASH. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The name \u00a1Basta! (\u201cenough!\u201d in Spanish) comes from a poem written by a farmworker who had experienced sexual harassment and assault. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multi-level approach <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Directed at farmworkers, managers and owners, \u00a1Basta! features a 15-minute video<\/a> with scenarios from farmworkers\u2019 actual experiences. They depict the personal, interpersonal and workplace impact of sexual harassment. A companion toolkit includes printed materials in Spanish and in English. The content covers how to report incidents, cultivate a workplace climate of respect and create a policy aligned with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A \u00a1Basta! training of 1 to 2 hours includes the video, toolkit and a facilitated discussion. \u201cWhen we talk about preventing sexual harassment, education is not a cure-all, but research shows it matters,\u201d Early said. \u201cWe need to address how issues of power, racism, gender, immigration, patriarchy, socio-economic status and policy perpetuate it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe time invested in this training, as well as ongoing discussions and additional workplace strategies, will more effectively foster a climate where sexual harassment cannot thrive,\u201d Early said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Basta! is managed by PNASH, which is located in the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences in the UW School of Public Health. \u201cPNASH has used \u00a1Basta! to train hundreds of people across Washington,\u201d said Drury, who also is a graduate student in the department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trainings and toolkit <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Victoria Breckwich V\u00e1squez, left, and Jody Early at the video filming.courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest training sessions was a presentation to the Washington Growers League conference in February in Granger, in the farm-rich Yakima Valley of eastern Washington. Training sessions also have been conducted by the state Department of Labor & Industries, Washington State Tree Fruit Association, Washington Wine Industry Foundation<\/a> and AgriSafe<\/a>, a rural health network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Basta! is the only such publicly available resource tailored to the agricultural industry that PNASH knows of, Drury said. \u201cThat\u2019s why there\u2019s been a lot of attention. There\u2019s nothing like this for free for employers to use.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A peer-to-peer training initiative, led by Breckwich V\u00e1squez, is currently in development with funding from the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence<\/a>. Breckwich V\u00e1squez also is advocating for state policy changes through the Washington Coalition to Eliminate Farmworker Sexual Harassment<\/a>, which she founded and co-leads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Washington state, there is no law mandating sexual harassment training in the agricultural sector, and farmworkers are limited to legal remedies only if they report the harassment,\u201d Breckwich V\u00e1squez said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, a graphic novella <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A new addition to the toolkit will be a Spanish\/English graphic novella co-written by Early and an advisory team of farmworker women from Proyecto Bienestar. Illustrated by Seattle artist Myra Lara, it is expected to be published in December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBased on actual cases in Washington state, we are using story and art to encourage richer and more authentic conversations around sexual harassment and to extend these conversations beyond the workplace\u201d Early said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding for the novella comes from the UW Center for Communication, Difference and Equity<\/a>, and the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Printed copies will be distributed in clinics, libraries and churches to reach people beyond agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Even without a legal requirement, some industry stakeholders have begun to implement sexual harassment prevention training, Early said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn increasing number of growers understand that this is a serious issue which affects worker safety as well as their bottom line and reputation,\u201d Early said. \u201cBecause of the history of agriculture, it hasn\u2019t always been easy to get buy-in, but we\u2019ve been lucky to find and partner with innovators who care about the health of their employees and about cultivating a respectful and supportive work environment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Progress is being made in increasing industry and government recognition of sexual harassment as a workplace health and safety issue, Early said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur vision is to extend this work and to expand our partnerships and our reach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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