Resource Pointer # 196
February 18, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
*Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program 1996, February 1999*
California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR). Provides an
overview of the pesticide illness reporting system in California.
Outlines efforts to improve illness reporting compliance and
stresses importance of compliance with safety procedures.
Highlights findings for 1996, including morbidity and mortality
and examines agricultural field residue incidences. 9 pp.
Available at www.cdpr.ca.gov. Contact: Department of Pesticide
Regulation, Worker Health and Safety Branch, 1020 N. St., Room
200, Sacramento, CA 95814.
*When a Farmworker Has a Disability: A Guide for Providers with
Handouts for Farmworkers, November 1997* National Center for
Farmworker Health. Provides healthcare professionals with
necessary tools to advocate for farmworkers with disabilities.
Offers background information for healthcare providers as well as
patient handouts on job training, income support, special
education for children with disabilities, adaptive aids,
developmental disabilities services and substance abuse services.
73 pp. US$7. Contact: the National Center for Farmworker Health,
Inc., 1515 Capital of Texas Hwy. South, Suite 220, Austin, TX
78746; phone (512) 328-7682; fax (512) 328-8559.
*Diagnostico y tratamiento de los Envenenamientos por Plaguicidas,
1997* Donald P. Morgan, M.D., Ph.D. Spanish. Provides information
for health professionals on how to recognize and treat pesticide
poisonings. Includes chapters on organophosphates and carbamates,
nitrogen herbicides, chlorophenoxy compounds, paraquat and diquat,
rodenticides, fumigants and arsenic based pesticides. 97 pp.
Contact Dr. Donald Morgan, Iowa Pesticide Hazard Assessment
Project, University of Iowa Medical School, Iowa City, Iowa,
52240; phone (319) 362-4821.
*Indifference to Safety: Florida's Investigation into Pesticide
Poisoning of Farmworkers, March 1998* Shelley Davis and Rebecca
Schleifer. Reviews the State of Florida's investigation into 46
complaints of farmworker pesticide poisoning from January 1992 to
mid-May 1997. Examines thoroughness of the Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services'(FDAC) investigation into
medical records; witness testimony and other evidence; FDAC's
conclusions drawn from the evidence; and effectiveness of FDAC's
final action to meet Worker Protection Standards. 55 pp. US$15
Contact: Rebecca Schleifer, Migrant Farmworker Justice Project,
P.O. Box 2110, Belle Glade, FL 33430; phone (561) 996-5266; fax
(561) 992-5040; email becca@igc.apc.org.
* Keycode Bayer Online news service* Contains excerpts from the
German magazine "Stichwort Bayer," published by the international
network Coordination Against Bayer Dangers. Monitors Bayer, a
multinational corporation that produces pharmaceuticals and
pesticides. The network also coordinates activities against
Bayer's violations of human and environmental rights. Includes
updates on worker's rights. To subscribe write to
Co_gegen_Bayer@Nadeshda.gun.de. For further information contact
Coordination Against Bayer Dangers, P.O. Box 15 04 18, D-40081
Dseldorf, Germany; phone (49-211) 333 911; fax (49-211) 333 940;
web site www.dsk.de/rds/16985014.htm.
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