Environmental and Occupational Health

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Why was Carlitos born this way?

He's one of three Immokalee babies who were born horribly disfigured to mothers and fathers who work together in Florida's fields.

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Clinician Guides

The following are clinician guides provided by MCN, in collaboration with Farmworker Justice:

A Guide to OSHA’s Field Sanitation Standard;
A Guide to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA);
A Guide to the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA);
A Guide to EPA’s Worker Protection Standard

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Clinical Diagnostic Tools and Biomonitoring of Exposures to Pesticides

The importance of clinical diagnostic tools and biomonitoring of exposures to pesticides as well the role of clinicians in pesticide reporting and the challenges clinicians face in accurately diagnosing patients exposed to pesticides are described in a presentation by Matthew Keifer, MD, MPH and Amy K. Liebman, MPA. Click on the link for an APHA policy resolution underscoring the need for clinical diagnostic tools and biomomitoring of exposures to pesticides. This policy supports the information outlined by in the presentation.

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Clinical Diagnostic Tools and Biomonitoring of Exposures to Pesticides

The importance of clinical diagnostic tools and biomonitoring of exposures to pesticides as well the roe clinicians in pesticide reporting and the challenges clinicians face in accurately diagnosing patients exposed to pesticides are described in a presentation by Matthew Keifer, MD, MPH and Amy K. Liebman, MPA.  An APHA policy resolution underscoring the need for clinical diagnostic tools and biomomitoring of exposures to pesticides supports the information outlined by in the presentation.

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OSHA's Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers

HEAT ILLNESS CAN BE DEADLY. Every year, thousands of workers become sick from exposure to heat, and some even die. These illnesses and deaths are preventable.

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EnviRN Knowledge Network

On line learning resource for nurses concerned about environmental health.

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Workers' Compensation Coverage for Agricultural Workers by State

A listing of all states and the workers' compensation benefits required for agricultural workers.

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EPA to Strengthen Oversight of Pesticide’s Impact on Children and Farmworkers

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to strengthen its assessment of pesticide health risks. EPA’s proposal would include a more thorough assessment of risks to workers, including farmworkers and farm children, as well as risks posed by pesticides that are not used on food. The agency is asking the public to comment on the new approach and how best to implement the improvements.

More information on the proposed rule: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/worker-rsk-assmnt.html 

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Carbofuran Pesticide Residues in Food Revoked

EPA has revoked regulations that permitted small residues of the pesticide carbofuran in food.

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Indecent Exposure: Lead Puts Workers and Families at Risk

Describes the adverse health effects of lead in workers with blood-lead levels of 5-10 ug/dL and recommend changing OSHA’s medical removal trigger of 60 ug/dL. 

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