Thank you for reading the Summer 2026 issue of Streamline. Here we collect all the resources from the issue, organized by article.
Pesticide Exposure Pathways and Pediatric Health in Agricultural Communities
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References:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticides Industry Sales and Usage: 2008–2012 Market Estimates. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; 2017.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings. 6th ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 2013
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health. Pesticides. In: Etzel RA, Balk SJ, eds. Pediatric Environmental Health. 4th ed. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics; 2019.
US Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticides and Their Impact on Children: Key Facts for Health Care Providers and the Public. 2015.
Roberts J. Field to Clinic: Recognizing Pesticide-Related Illness in Children. Migrant Clinicians Network webinar. 2026.
López-Gálvez N, Wagoner R, Quirós-Alcalá L, Ornelas Van Horne Y, Furlong M, Avila E, Beamer P. Systematic literature review of the take-home route of pesticide exposure via biomonitoring and environmental monitoring. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019;16(12):2177. doi:10.3390/ijerph16122177
Liebman A, Galván A, Costa M. Culture Is Key! Prevention of Farmworker Pesticide-Related Illness Using Cultural Contextual Education. Video Session 3. Migrant Clinicians Network webinar series. 2024.
Bouchard, Maryse F et al. “Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides and IQ in 7-year-old children.” Environmental Health Perspectives. vol. 119,8 (2011): 1189-95. doi:10.1289/ehp.1003185
Stein, L. J., et al. “Early Childhood Adversity Potentiates the Adverse Association between Prenatal Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Child IQ: The CHAMACOS Cohort.” Neurotoxicology, vol. 56, 2016, pp. 180–187. doi:10.1016/j.neuro.2016.07.010.
Barr DB, Buckley B. In vivo biomarkers and biomonitoring in reproductive and developmental toxicity. In: Gupta RC, ed. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. Academic Press; 2011:253-265. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382032-7.10020-7.
Cimino AM, Boyles AL, Thayer KA, Perry MJ. Effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure on human health: a systematic review. Environ Health Perspect. 2017;125(2):155-162. doi:10.1289/EHP515.
Eskenazi, Brenda et al. “Association of Lifetime Exposure to Glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA) with Liver Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome at Young Adulthood: Findings from the CHAMACOS Study.” Environmental health perspectives vol. 131,3 (2023): 37001. doi:10.1289/EHP11721
Arcury TA, Chen H, Arnold TJ, et al. Pesticide exposure among Latinx child farmworkers in North Carolina. Am J Ind Med. 2021;64(7):602-619.
Marks AR, Harley K, Bradman A, et al. Organophosphate pesticide exposure and attention in young Mexican American children: the CHAMACOS study. Environ Health Perspect. 2010;118(12):1768-1774
Lepetit C, Gaber M, Zhou K, et al. Follicular DNA damage and pesticide exposure among Latinx children in rural and urban communities. Exposure and Health. 2024; 16:1039-1052.
Shannon B. Diagnosis and Management of Pesticide-Related Illness: How to Prevent Pesticide Poisoning. Video Session 1. Migrant Clinicians Network webinar series. 2024.
Forst L. Public Health & Legal Considerations in Pesticide-Related Illness in Farmworkers. Video Session 2. Migrant Clinicians Network webinar series. 2024.
Peter JV, Sudarsan TI, Moran JL. Clinical features of organophosphate poisoning: A review of different classification systems and approaches. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2014;18(11):735-745. doi:10.4103/0972-5229.144017.
How Health Centers Can Support Vital Conditions for Healthy Lives
References:
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. New World Screwworm: What You Need To Know = USDAa. USDA APHIS. June 8, 2026. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/new-world-screwworm-what-you-need-to-know-brochure.pdf. Accessed: 07/08/2026.
United States Department of Agriculture. Current Status of New World Screwworm = USDAb. Screwworm.gov. July 7, 2026. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/animal-health/livestock-and-poultry-disease/current-status. Accessed: 07/08/2026.
United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. New World Screwworm Ready Reference Guide—Maps & Timelines. USDA APHIS. November 1, 2016. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/files/screwworm_rrg.pdf. Accessed: 07/08/2026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. New World Screwworm Outbreak. CDC. June 30, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/new-world-screwworm/situation-summary/index.html. Accessed: 07/08/2026.
Hanna J and Bynum R. What to Know About the New World Screwworm Fly and Its Reappearance in the US. Yale Climate Connections. June 8, 2026. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/what-to-know-about-the-new-world-screwworm-fly-and-its-reappearance-in-the-us/. Accessed: 07/08/2026
Stump Denton A and Shike J. Winter: the Secret to Slowing the Spread of Screwworm. Drovers. Oct. 02, 2025. https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/winter-secret-slowing-spread-screwworm. Accessed: 07/08/2026
Steps to a Resilient Patient Navigation Program: Lessons Learned from Puerto Rican Community Health Centers
References:
Seda CH, M Pagán Santana. Disaster Preparedness at Health Centers: Resources to Help Clinicians Prepare Communities for Extreme Weather Threats. Streamline. 2026;32(2):1-4.
Colón-López V, Contreras-Mora HM, Pérez CM, et al. Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Utilization after Hurricane María and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Puerto Rico. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023;20(19):6870. Published 2023 Oct 1. doi:10.3390/ijerph20196870
Suárez-Ramos T, Verganza S, Pagán-Santana Y, et al. Evaluating the impact of hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic on colorectal cancer incidence in Puerto Rico: An interrupted time-series analysis. Cancer. 2025;131(8):e35793. doi:10.1002/cncr.35793
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