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Research: Environmental and Occupational Health
Lake Apopka Farmworkers Environmental Health Project
This reports outlines the findings of a survey designed to document the health problems of African-American, Hispanic, and Haitian former Lake Apopka farmworkers, many of whom are experiencing significant and life-threatening health problems which they believe to be connected to their exposure to multiple sources of environmental contamination.
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- Lake Apopka Report.pdf( 3,489.39 Kb )
Agricultural Health Study
This NIEHS/EPA/NIOSH study is investigating the effects of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of the agricultural population. Over 89,000 individuals are participating in the project. This includes private and commercial pesticide applicators as well as the spouses of these applicators.
Agricultural Health Training for Rural America
This study, conducted by the West Virginia Rural Health Research Center, identified the availability and characteristics of agricultural medicine training opportunities for health care professionals. Agricultural workers and their families face numerous threats to health and safety, and yet there is limited information on health care expertise in place to recognize and prevent threats, and to diagnosis and treat agriculturally-related injury and illness.
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- Wvrhrc Ag Health Training Policy Brief.pdf( 4,478.30 Kb )
- Wvrhrc Ag Health Training Final Report.pdf( 4,893.37 Kb )
Blueprint for Protecting Children in Agriculture: The 2012 National Action Plan
The 2012 Blueprint for Protecting Children in Agriculture This National Action Plan takes an updated look at preventing childhood agricultural injury and death.
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- Blueprint Agriculture Ncc.pdf( 71,754.34 Kb )
Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
A preliminary total of fatal work injuries recorded in the United States. According to results from the
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Developing the 2012 National Action Plan for Protecting Children in Agriculture
Barbara C. Lee PhD, Susan S. Gallagher MPH, Amy K. Liebman MPA, MA, Mary E. Miller RN, MN & Barbara Marlenga PhD (2012)Journal of Agromedicine, 17:2, 88-93
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- Ja Mmanus Protecting Children Apr2012.pdf( 1,859.95 Kb )
Effects of Social, Economic, and Labor Policies on Occupational Health Disparities
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Farm worker receives settlement in insecticide-exposure suit
Health Care Access and Health Care Workforce for Immigrant Workers in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Sector in the Southeastern US
Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD, Amy K. Liebman, MPH, MA, Bobbi Ryder, BA, Maria Weir, MAA, MPH, and Thomas A. Arcury, PhD
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- Frank Et Al Health Care Access.pdf( 1,495.57 Kb )
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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- Perspectives Lead Exposure.pdf( 11,392.30 Kb )
