PNASH PESTICIDE RESOURCES AND TOOLS

Presentations

• Take Home Exposure
  (Maria Tchong, Kit Galvin, Richard Fenske, pps presentation in Spanish)
  
• Risk Factors for Pesticide Exposure
  (Agricultural Safety Day, Yakima, WA February 20, 2008 English Session: Ofelio Borges and Jon Hofmann, Spanish Session: Matthew Keifer and Flor Servin, English pps presentation)
• Minimizing Worker and Family Exposures to Agricultural Pesticides:
  Effective Workplace Interventions
  (EPA Pesticide Health and Safety Conference October, 2003: Kit Galvin, Rich Fenske,
  Marcy Harrington, and Maria Tchong)
  
• Pesticides in Clinical Care Part I
  This training program is targeted towards physicians and discusses a full range of pesticides in current use and how these affect patient health. Also discussed are the mechanisms of toxicity, indicators of pesticide poisoning, and historical implications of pesticides. Part I includes: a slide show presentation with audio - 51 slides; required pre-test and post-test; CME available. Log-in required.
  (Matthew Keifer and the Idaho Area Health Education Center - MSG)
• Pesticides in Clinical Care Part II
  This training program is targeted towards physicians and discusses a full range of pesticides in current use and how these affect patient health. Also discussed are the mechanisms of toxicity, indicators of pesticide poisoning, and historical implications of pesticides. This is the second part of the Pesticides in Clinical Care course. Part II includes: a slide show presentation with audio - 32 slides; a required pre-test and post-test; CME (pending). Log-in required.
  (Matthew Keifer and the Idaho Area Health Education Center - MSG)
• The Long Term Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Human Health:
  An Update on Recent Studies
  (Helen Murphy, pps presentation)

News Articles

Nurse Murf / Enferma Elena Articles

• Cholinesterase Inhibition, Good Fruit Grower Magazine, March 2009
• Ag Study Offers Data on Pesticides, Cancer Western Farmer-Stockman, January 2008
  
• Take Heed in Contact With OP Pesticides,Western Farmer-Stockman, September 2007

A free web-based course (CME and CNE credits available) and open to the public.

Pesticide Worker Education Packet
PNASH Recommends:

• Aunque Cerca...Sano (in Spanish) is a pesticide related comic book available on the Migrant Clinician's Network web site.
• La Loteria de los Pesticides (in Spanish) is distributed through the University of California IPM Program.
• Poco Veneno...¿No Mata? (in Spanish) is a pesticide related comic book available on the Migrant Clinician's Network web site.
• Protect Yourself from Pesticides - Guide for Agricultural Workers (bilingual in English and Spanish) from the US EPA (pdf)
• WPS Jeopardy is a bilingual game (English and Spanish) from WSU's Pesticide Education Program. It is an easy and fun way to reinforce pesticide safety training. To order a copy of Pesticide Jeopardy contact the PNASH Center at pnash@u.washington.edu, (800) 330-0827. A limited number of games are available.

Other PNASH Information

PNASH Research - Chemical Exposure
PNASH Publications - Chemical Exposure

Resources and Links

• Agricultural Health Study
• Migrant Clinicians Network’s Pesticide Resources
• National Ag Safety Database (NASD)
• National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
• Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings. EPA
• WA Labor and Industries – Cholinesterase Monitoring
• UW EPA Pesticide Program

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School of Public Health, University of Washington
Box 357234, Seattle, WA 98195-7234


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