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Tag Archives: environmental health
Protecting the Hard Working Hands
Farmworkers are some of the most forgotten and unacknowledged workers in the United States. The general public has little knowledge of the many challenges agriculture workers face on a daily basis: extremely limited access to health care; poverty incomes; exposure … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged "employee rights", "health and safety", "organic food", "safe food", agriculture injuries, chemicals, environmental, environmental health, EPA, fair, Fair Food, Fair Labor Standards Act, Farmworker, food justice, hazard, Hazardous Orders, health, justice, migrant, organic, OSHA, pesticide, pesticide drift, pesticides, protection, SAFE, safety, seasonal, worker
National Farmworker Awareness Week 2013
For those of us dedicated to supporting and advocating for the estimated 2.5 million farmworkers in our county who harvest the foods we consume every day, National Farmworker Awareness Week (March 24-31) is a very special time. It not only gives … Continue reading
Boy, Interrupted
Many people know that being exposed to pesticides can have a negative effect on their health and, this is especially true for expectant mothers. Doctors often warn pregnant women against using or being exposed to certain chemicals, but until now … Continue reading
Methyl Iodide on the Chopping Block?
While all pesticides are designed to harm living things, there are some that are considered more dangerous than others. One of those pesticides is the controversial chemical methyl iodide, which has been used in strawberry fields in California since 2010. Many environmental groups and health professionals warned state regulators about the dangers of methyl iodide before it was approved at the end of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s term; they were ignored. The state’s own scientific advisors, as well as an independent panel of scientists, warned that the chemical can cause cancer, among other dangerous health effects. Now these groups, and others such as EarthJustice, are asking Alameda County Superior Court to put an end to its use. Continue reading
Día de los Muertos
November 2 marks the Mexican holiday known as Día de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” when families traditionally gather to honor those who have gone before. On November 1, members of the North Carolina Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN) … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign
Tagged agriculture injuries, Children in the Fields Campaign, Día De Los Muertos, Dos Taquitos Centro, Emily Drakage, environmental health, Environmental Justice, farm accident, food justice, NC FIELD, North Carolina, North Carolina Farmworker Advocacy Network, pesticides, sexual harassment, U.S. Department of Labor, Vashti Kelly
Danger in the Fields: Children Exposed to Hazards
There are many dangers for children working in agricultural fields. AFOP estimates there are as many as 500,000 children working in agriculture, risking their health and often times their future. Children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, relentlessly toiling in large … Continue reading
Posted in Children in the Fields Campaign, Health & Safety Programs
Tagged agriculture injuries, Child Labor, environmental health, Farmworker, living wage, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, National Safety Council, pesticides, poverty, tobacco, U.S. Department of Labor, Valentina Stackl
More Than Meets the Eye
Farmworkers are vulnerable to obesity for many reasons that can’t simply be fixed by education about healthy foods and exercise. While those are indeed crucial pieces in the complex puzzle of fighting obesity, farmworkers specifically face significant factors that influence … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged environmental health, Farmworker, food justice, obesity, poverty, Valentina Stackl
Danger POISON-Bilingual Labeling on Pesticides
More than one billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in the United States, three-quarters of which are used in agriculture. Because these chemicals are used in nearly all fields where crops are harvested, it places farmworkers at the greatest … Continue reading
Effects of Prenatal Pesticide Exposure on Infant Health
By Doris Sempasa, AFOP Health & Safety Programs Intern A recent study of pesticide levels in newborn umbilical cord blood found that infants with higher levels of pesticides tended to weigh less at birth. The study also found that organochlorine … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged American Economic Review, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, Clean Air Act, DDT, Doris Sempasa, environmental health, Environmental Justice, EPA, Farmworker, organochlorine pesticides, pesticides, poverty, Project HOPE, Project LEAF, women's health
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From The Smallest Bee To The Strongest Farmworker Community: Pesticides Influence On Our Food Supply
“What is happening in our sociological world is also happening in our biological world,”—Ramona Beltran, PhD. At the forum held by Beyond Pesticides April 8 and 9 in Denver, a range of scientists and advocates met to discuss how pesticides … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Safety Programs
Tagged Amanda Jordan, American Farms, environmental health, EPA, Farmworker, Worker Protection Standard
