Thanks for this information.

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From: sp1cooper [mailto:sp1cooper@...]
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:52 AM
To: migrant_health_research@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [migrant_health_research] Re: intended CANCELLATION of the
National Agricultural Worker Survey




Hi. I had requested a reference from NIOSH who referred me to Susan
Gabbard, and coincidentially had a conversation about the NAWS. Rick
Mines from the California Institute for Rural Studies is coordinating
the effort to save NAWS and his e-mail is rkmines@... Thanks,
Sharon Cooper


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> What is the source of this news? Can you be more specific?
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> Thanks,
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> Tom Painter
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> Thomas M. Painter PhD, Behavioral Scientist (Sociologist) Prevention
> Research Branch, MS E-37 Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
> National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention
> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rangelncfh [mailto:rangel@n...]
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:03 AM
> To: migrant_health_research@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [migrant_health_research] intended CANCELLATION of the
National
> Agricultural Worker Survey
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> I am writing to let you know some disturbing news about the intended
> CANCELLATION of the National Agricultural Worker Survey (NAWS) by
the
> Bureau of Labor. There is a very narrow window of opportunity for
> immediate response--PLEASE write your congressman and senators, the
> Secretary of Labor and Assistant Secretary for Policy (contact
> information below) regarding the importance of NAWS. This is the
ONLY
> national source of data we have on farmworkers, and the government,
> through various agencies, has been collecting data on farmworkers
since
> 1944. With recommendations from many agencies to enhance our
> surveillance of special populations, this would be a huge blow and
step
> backward. Please see the following URL for supporting information
on
> the NAWS. http://www.aguirreinternational.com/naws/naws_info.pdf
>
> The person at the Department of Labor who is in charge of the NAWS
is
> Veronica Vargas-Stidvent who is the Assistant Secretary for Policy.
> Her contact information is:
> Veronica Vargas-Stidvent
> Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy
> U.S. Department of Labor
> 200 Constitution Ave., NW
> Suite S-2312
> Washington, D.C. 20210
> By Phone (202) 693-5959
> By FAX (202) 693-5961
>
> Thank you,
> Sharon Cooper
>
>
> Sharon Cooper, Ph.D.
> Professor and Head
> Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
> Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
> 3000 Briarcrest, Suite 300
> Bryan, TX 77802
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