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USA: Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL–CIO Death on the Job Study
New Report Released to Mark 20th Workers Memorial Day, April 28. Workplace fatalities have increased sharply for Latino and immigrant workers, reports the new AFL–CIO annual study: Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect. In 2006, fatal injuries among Latino workers increased by seven percent over 2005, with 990 fatalities among this group of workers, the highest number ever reported.
Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is soliciting applications for Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health), a new grant program designed to promote the physical, emotional, social, and behavioral health of young children, birth to 8 years of age.
Ag-Mart settles in Carlitos case
Florida firm to pay former pickers who say son was born without limbs due to pesticide misuse. Read more on Palm Beach Post’s page on Farmworkers and Pesticides. There you will find the article about the Agmart settlement for an undisclosed amount and other pertinent articles. You will also find amazing images in the slide shows. Highly recommend is the audio slide show, “Laboring in the Fields While Carrying a Child.”
Risk Communication Advisory Committee Request for Nominations for Voting Members
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for members to serve on the Risk Communication
Advisory Committee in the Office of Planning, Office of the Commissioner. Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register,
FDA is publishing a document announcing the establishment
of this committee.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/advisory/OCRCACCFN060407.htm
Clinics expand, but some struggle amid provider shortage
The Bush administration has helped open or expand more than 500 community health centers since 2001, but the administration has done little to address the problem of a chronic provider shortage at the centers to help Americans in underserved communities, community health officials say. The number of health professionals employed by the centers has increased by 41%, but many have struggled to find the primary care doctors needed to match the centers' caseload, health experts add. Washington Post, The (6/19)
The National Healthcare Quality Report: Summary From AHRQ
The following document has been adapted from the fourth annual National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR),
released in January 2007 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
on behalf of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS) and in collaboration with an HHS-wide Interagency Work Group. Like previous
reports, the 2006 NHQR also received significant guidance from AHRQ leadership and AHRQ's National Advisory Committee.
The NHQR examines and tracks the quality of health care in the United States, using the most scientifically credible
measures and data sources available. Measures of health care quality address the extent to which providers and hospitals
deliver evidence-based care for specific services as well as the outcomes of the care provided.
View the full report here
Komen Study Profiles Eight Communities Nationwide 'Most Affected' by Breast Cancer
Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Thursday released a report that profiles eight communities "most affected" by breast cancer and launched a campaign that aims to curb disparities and remove gaps in breast cancer-related care, the Washington Post reports. The eight communities profiled in the report, titled "Breast Cancer Mortality Report: Closing the Gaps in Eight Communities," are: Chicago; Madison County, Miss.; Moultrie County, Ill.; McDowell County, W.Va.; Edgecombe County, N.C.; Harlem, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; and Wayne County, Mich., which includes Detroit. Learn More
EPA Phases Out Pesticide AZM
EPA is issuing its final decision to phase out the 10 remaining uses of the organophosphate insecticide azinphos-methyl (AZM) over the next few years. This phase-out will encourage and facilitate transition to safer alternatives and reduce risks to farm workers, pesticide applicators, and aquatic ecosystems. Learn More
EPA Applauds Victory in Case Against Puerto Rican Company for Pesticide Worker Safety Violations
The company has been ordered to pay a total penalty of $92,620, which is the second highest penalty ever assessed under EPA's worker protection standard, which is authorized by the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Learn More.
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It is our pleasure to announce a new partnership between Migrant Clinicians Network Inc. (MCN) and Farmworker Justice (FJ) to provide comprehensive, high quality capacity building assistance to Migrant Health Centers (MHC). By combining our skills, we are better able to aid MHCs to strengthen and expand clinical services, and patient education, improve farmworkers. living and working conditions, occupational safety, and access to justice. ...