FYI: Hablemos Juntos Project information. Established in 2001, Hablamos Juntos is a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and administered by...
Ybarra, Jose
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Jan 5, 2005 2:19 am
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Everyone, We have recently received a couple of e-mails regarding the number of farmworkers who are poisoned each year through exposure to pesticides. I have...
I may as well begin the discussion by identifying myself as the source of the data from which people extrapolate. I work with the California Pesticide Illness...
Louise Mehler
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Jan 7, 2005 8:16 pm
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There is no simple answer to the question of how many farmworkers are poisoned by pesticides, because there is no national pesticide incident reporting system....
Shelley Davis
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Jan 7, 2005 10:14 pm
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I am not associated with the Project Hablamos Juntos. I was just sharing with you the information that had been passed on to me. I will refer your question to...
Ybarra, Jose
JYbarra@...
Jan 7, 2005 10:36 pm
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Karen Snyder (2004). "Risk perception and resource security for female agricultural workers," Socioeconomic Aspects of Human Behavioral Ecology, Research in...
I have some figures from the California Agricultural Worker Health Survey, designed by Dr. Don Villarejo, that may shed some additional insight into this...
David Lighthall
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Jan 9, 2005 10:05 pm
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FYI on a job opening for recent graduates, and Happy New Year. -- Joseph Lee <jose.lee@...> Instructor, Nova Seisekisakuragaoka ...
California participants please take note: The Relational Culture Institute, in partnership with the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley, has a...
David Lighthall
david@...
Jan 11, 2005 3:42 am
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Great discussion through Digest Numbers 882 and 883. Thanks to Shelley for the good news there's an effort under way for a nationalized incident reporting...
Keith V Bletzer
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Jan 11, 2005 2:47 pm
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Dear Colleagues, This is a link to a very interesting web site which supports community collaboration for improving health status through community develoment ...
I am writing to inquire if anyone has information or observations regarding a possible contributor to the higher injury/fatality rate of Hispanics in...
To Peter: RCI works closely with the building trades union here in Fresno and I have picked up on a few insights from their director, Doug Whipple, that might...
David Lighthall
david@...
Jan 12, 2005 5:46 pm
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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....
What is the source of this news? Can you be more specific? Thanks, Tom Painter Thomas M. Painter PhD, Behavioral Scientist (Sociologist) Prevention Research...
Painter, Thomas
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Jan 13, 2005 3:14 pm
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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...
Thanks for this information. ... From: sp1cooper [mailto:sp1cooper@...] Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 11:52 AM To:...
Painter, Thomas
tcp2@...
Jan 13, 2005 6:19 pm
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More info on intended cancellation of NAWS ... From: Jaksich, Jeff Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:07 PM To: Ybarra, Jose Subject: RE: Intended...
Ybarra, Jose
JYbarra@...
Jan 13, 2005 10:29 pm
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Thanks for your concern and support. We have received a stop work order from the Department of Labor that requires us to stop collecting NAWS data as of the...
Susan Gabbard
sgabbard@...
Jan 14, 2005 4:51 am
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... the ... Indeed. I don't know whether the grower, Chris, is on this list or not, but he has done a service to anyone who is willing to cite literature...
Please help spread the word! CRLA SEEKS ATTORNEY FOR ITS STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL WORKER HEALTH PROJECT California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc. (CRLA) seeks a...
Ellen Braff-Guajardo
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Jan 19, 2005 1:44 pm
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FOR HHS-HEO COMMUNITIES' DIGEST SUBSCRIBERS The January 2004 issue of "Rural Migration News" provides an interesting potpourri of migrant-related news...
Everyone, Here are three articles on the discontinuing of the NAWS that have come out. I have a copy of one below from the Wall Street Journal and links to...
When you do not agree with the scientific evidence, kill the source of the evidence. This is what in effect the White House has done by discontinuing the NAWS....
Hi everyone, Anyone with an interest in health or public service is welcome to attend this conference, including students, nurses, medical and public health ...
Dear all, These international clinical volunteer opportunities will likely be of interest to many people on this e-mail list. Several volunteer opportunities...
Action Alert on NAWS Farmworker Study: Sign on Letter to Secretary of Labor Attached is the letter prepared by Bruce Goldstein, Farmworker Justice Fund on...
The Farmworker Justice fund has made it very easy for us to express our support for the National Agricultural Workers'Study by indicating our desire to add our...