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University Study Finds Inspection Gaps and Post‑occupancy Deterioration in H‑2A Housing on Eastern Shore
Summary
A multi‑year study (RespiraR) presented to the Economic Matters Committee found widespread post‑occupancy deterioration, water quality concerns, and inconsistent DOL preoccupancy inspection practices across Eastern Shore H‑2A housing sites, and recommended digitized, random and post‑occupancy inspections.
Dr. Devin Payne Sturgess, principal investigator for RespiraR and professor of environmental health sciences (University of Michigan; formerly University of Maryland), presented preliminary results from field work and an analysis of Maryland Department of Labor housing inspection records that together document recurring health risks and gaps in inspection practice.
Sturgess said the RespiraR study enrolled 135 participants at 14 unique farmworker housing locations across seven Eastern Shore counties during the…
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