Roxana Chicas
@NurseChicas
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Assistant Professor | 2024-2026 American Academy of Nursing Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine
Georgia
Joined October 2017
🌡️Deadly Heat tells the heartbreaking story of a worker who tragically died of heat stroke. His family shares their experience to raise awareness about this critical issue. Let's honor their story and advocate for safer working conditions #EmoryNursing #PreventHeatDeaths
In the #US, the watchdog group Public Citizen says up to 2,000 workers are dying every year from heat exposure. We traveled to #Florida to examine why lawmakers are blocking heat protections for outdoor workers. Out now: https://t.co/7yJViMOhTg
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Farmworkers keep dying from heat. Heat is not just uncomfortable. It is deadly. A new article using our research data makes it clear: Heavy exertion + high heat = high risk of illness & death. These are preventable tragedies. @EmoryNursing
https://t.co/hbhuKlqcbe
washingtonpost.com
Nearly half of Florida farmworkers’ bodies reached dangerous temperatures in one study — but short breaks pulled them back from the danger zone.
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Join us at the Ideas Festival @EmoryUniversity! 🗓️ Sat, Oct 18 | 🕓 4PM I'll be in convo w/ @YoungRJeremy + Gerardo from @ciw on Migrant Worker Health in the Florida Heat + the doc Deadly Heat 🎥 Details 👉 https://t.co/v5lvsp0LzX
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🎙️ Honored to speak on CNN about our research and the urgent issues facing agricultural communities. Backed by data. Grounded in community. Built for impact. Science. Advocacy. Action. @EmoryNursing
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To be clear, @ICEgov’s position here is laughable and is being rejected by immigration judges all over the U.S., and will soon be dismissed by actual federal court judges in habeas proceedings. https://t.co/XzYnHMG50b
washingtonpost.com
A memo from ICE’s acting director instructs officers to hold immigrants who entered the country illegally “for the duration of their removal proceedings,” which can take months or years.
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FIELDS OF KNOWING | I share how my story drives research + advocacy for farmworker health. Listen now on A Nurse First »
FIELDS OF KNOWING | Roxana Chicas turns personal history into powerful advocacy, uncovering the toll of heat on farmworkers and how deep listening can drive real change. New on #NursingCentered, hear about her inspiring research on A Nurse First now » https://t.co/9LjnkSmLFQ
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"Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person who has learned to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore." -#CesarChavez #WeFeedYou
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Great night for @EmoryNursing . Celebrating our incoming PhD class @Ecco_Restaurant Bright future😎 #science
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Musings on this new @USCIS immigrant registration "program" Who does it apply to? Canadians without visa stamps (really), undocumented immigrants who are not in removal proceeding, or who have not applied for asylum, TPS recipients without an EAD, and strangely enough
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Life-saving work from @NurseChicas & colleagues @EmoryNursing continues w @NIEHS $2.46 mil grant. Researchers develop revolutionary sensor-based technology could protect farmworkers from dangerous working conditions — here's how it works < https://t.co/NCVmzUlQpA>
thecooldown.com
As the world experienced record heat this summer, farmworkers are a group as vulnerable as any to the dangers of rising heat and sun exposure.
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TONIGHT! Join us for a free talk by Dr. Roxana Chicas (@NurseChicas ) on strategies to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat. Nov 12, 6pm MT/8pm ET (in person & online). In Spanish w/English interpretation. Info and Zoom registration: https://t.co/DtxBVwCKyq
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Protegiendo los que trabajen al aire libre del calor extremo salva vidas. Una charla gratuita de la Dra. Roxana Chicas (@NurseChicas) sobre estrategias para proteger a los trabajadores del estrés del calor. Nov 12, 6pm MT/8pm ET, en Carbondale o por Zoom: https://t.co/oCFFf1EIrW
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Protecting outdoor workers from #ExtremeHeat saves lives. Free talk by Dr. Roxana Chicas (@nursechicas) on strategies to protect workers from #HeatStress. Nov 12, 6pm MT/8pm ET (in person & on Zoom), Q&A + reception follows. Register: https://t.co/haLY6ho0fe
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Feeling incredibly honored to have the best mentors in the world: @LmccaulMcCauley and @PennNursingDean Here’s to making more good trouble! #MentorshipMagic
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Farmworkers have been excluded from keystone labor laws for centuries — including the right to unionize. It’s time for the real “union” candidate to change that. An op-ed by two Emory students: Leslie Trejo (nursing) and Emilly Perez-Gomez (pre-med)
ajc.com
Farmworkers have been excluded from keystone labor laws for centuries — including the right to unionize. It’s time for the real “union” candidate to change that.
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We need OSHA to swiftly finalize and implement its heat protection standard to protect workers like José Delgado, a 75-year-old farmworker in Florida. Submit a comment today to voice your support:
This Florida Farmworker Is 75 and Still Toiling in the Heat. Please submit a comment to support federal heat protection standards. Heat-related illness and deaths are PREVENTABLE!!
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This Florida Farmworker Is 75 and Still Toiling in the Heat. Please submit a comment to support federal heat protection standards. Heat-related illness and deaths are PREVENTABLE!!
nytimes.com
After two heat strokes and damaged kidneys, José Delgado remains stunned that Florida banned counties from enacting protections for outdoor workers.
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.@EmoryNursing scientist @NurseChicas interviewed about Deadly Heat https://t.co/Q6UZc1HMoz via @AJEnglish
aljazeera.com
Fault Lines examines the danger of extreme heat in Florida for workers while politicians roll back protections.
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🚨 Urge action now! Submit your comments to push for the finalization of federal heat protection standards. No one should suffer or die from heat stroke. Let's protect our communities! #HeatProtection #ClimateAction
🚨Action Alert🚨 - Extreme heat is a deadly threat to workers. @OSHA_DOL’s new heat standard can save lives. Submit a comment by December 30th to urge swift finalization and help strengthen worker protections! Add your voice to protect those most at risk: https://t.co/Z8QB6BscmF
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