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AgHealth News

AgHealth News is a quarterly newsletter published by the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety. It covers news and events of interest to researchers, Center investigators, and anyone else interested in what is happening in the Center. You can view past issues below, or contact the Center to subscribe.

AgHealth News Issue 2011-04 Fall 2011 PDF version
  • CTSC evaluating the impact of WCAHS
  • Dermatitis expert Maibach guest speaker at November Seminar
  • Veterinarian health examined at October WCAHS' seminar
  • WCAHS meeting focuses on ag health & safety in the western states
AgHealth News Issue 2011-03 Summer 2011 PDF version
  • My Transition from Agricultural Worker to Agricultural Health Researcher
  • Using Nanotechnology Applications in Agriculture - The Good & Bad
  • WCAHS Outreach Highlights
  • Labor Rights Week 2011
AgHealth News Issue 2011-02 Spring 2011 PDF version
  • NIOSH-funded agricultural health and safety programs in jeopardy
  • Presenters Katten and Kegley question regulation of methyl iodide
  • Visiting scholar from Italy examines musculoskeletal disorders at WCAHS
  • Children in the Field topic of WCAHS April seminar presentation
  • Farm Bureau Health and Safety Fair welcomes record 400 attendees
AgHealth News Issue 2011-01 Winter 2011 PDF version
  • New dairy safety training guide available in English and Spanish
  • Grad students present work on ag-related dust exposure and musculoskeletal injury prevention
  • Mitloehner receives 2011 Outstanding Dairy Educator/Researcher award
  • UC Davis Faculty Research Grant funds 2 pilot summer heat studies in 2010
  • Tau Lee presents community-based work at WCAHS seminar
AgHealth News Issue 2010-04 Fall 2010 PDF version
  • Integrating occupational and health promotion in the ag workplace
  • Ergonomic winegrape picking tub: 10-year analysis
  • Health effects of airborne particulate matter in the Central Valley
  • NORA AgFF meets in Davis
  • Schenker receives award for excellence in scientific writing
AgHealth News Issue 2010-03 Summer 2010 PDF version
  • Our 21st Century Challenge: farmers, workers, and scholars
  • Photos from the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Ag Center
  • Celebrating 20 Years of the Ag Center - Congratulations!
  • WCHAS Hosts Heat Illness Prevention Workshops in July
AgHealth News Issue 2010-02 Spring 2010 PDF version
  • Twenty Years of Working for a Healthier, Safer Agricultural Workplace
  • Western Center for Ag Health and Safety Celebrates is 20th Anniversary
  • Healthy Steps in Lowering Rates of Obesity and Diabetes in Farm Workers
  • Farm Bureau Hosts Health & Safety Fair in Walnut Grove
AgHealth News Issue 2010-01 Winter 2010 PDF version
  • Second COEH Symposium Includes Voices from the Workplace
  • Students Present Work on Farm-Related Dust, Ammonia, Pesticide Exposure
  • Application of Agricultural Fumigants Need Stricter Regulations
  • Using Social Media to Promote Sharing of Safety and Health Information
  • 15 Worker Occupational Health and Safety Specialists Certified
AgHealth News Issue 2009-04 Fall 2009 PDF version
  • Tractor and ATV Related Injuries in Farming Need Prevention Strategies
  • WCAHS Honors Berry Grower's Healthy and Safety Success
  • WCAHS Researcher Awarded NIH Grant to Study Health Effects on Nanotubes
  • New DOSH Deputy Chief's Goal: Firm, Fair and Consistent Enforcement
  • Two UC Campuses Join to Launch New Migrant Health Research Center
AgHealth News Issue 2009-03 Summer 2009 PDF version
  • Synergystic Relationships to Examine Pesticide Exposure in Families
  • Green Acres, Blue Skies II Air Quality Conference
  • Leigh Receives NIOSH Director's Award
  • High School Student Receives Air Quality/Climate Change Award
  • Australian Visitor Compares Notes on Ag Health and Safety
AgHealth News Issue 2009-02 Spring 2009 PDF version
  • FARM WORKER FAMILIES LEARN ABOUT CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • H1N1 (SWINE) FLU, FARM WORK AND MIGRATION
  • HEAT RELATED ILLNESS IN AGRICULTURE ON WCAHS' AGENDA FOR 2009
  • THREE WCAHS RESEARCHERS RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED AWARDS
  • WCAHS ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR SECOND ANNUAL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
AgHealth News Issue 2009-01 Winter 2009 PDF version
  • MICASA: ASSESSING THE NEEDS OF FARM WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
  • MEET MICASA'S NEW FIELD COORDINATOR, GISELLE GARCIA
  • DPR RECOGNIZES FOUR ORGANIZATIONS FOR EFFORTS TO REDUCE PESTICIDE USE
  • FINANCIAL IMPACT OF SAFETY THE SUBJECT OF DECEMBER SEMINAR TALK
AgHealth News Issue 2008-04 Fall 2008 PDF version
  • FIRST WCAHS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN FARM HEALTH & SAFETY AWARDED
  • IMMIGRANT FARMWORKERS - TIP OF THE ICEBERG
  • WORKER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM BRANCHES OUT TO THE CENTRAL VALLEY
  • NORA SYMPOSIUM 2008: PUBLIC MARKET FOR IDEAS AND PARTNERSHIPS
  • MIGRATION AND HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY FORUM IN ZACATECAS, MEXICO
AgHealth News Issue 2008-03 Summer 2008 PDF version
  • USING NEW MEDIA TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • GREEN ACRES, BLUE SKIES
  • FIELDWORK BEGINS FOR CALIFORNIA DAIRY STUDY INVOLVING RESPIRATORY HEALTH
  • ONE DEATH IS TOO MANY: PLAN FOR HEAT WAVES
  • NEW PATHS: HEALTH AND SAFETY IN WESTERN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE
AgHealth News Issue 2008-02 Spring 2008 PDF version
  • JOURNAL FOR AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (JASH) DEVOTES SPECIAL ISSUE TO r2p EFFORTS IN AGRICULTURE
  • AGRICULTURAL ERGONOMICS AT UC DAVIS: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
  • UCD COMPETES FOR NSF GRANT TO EXPLORE NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ENVIRONMENT
  • MEET TERESA ANDREWS: WCAHS'S NEW EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SPECIALIST
  • LOCAL FARM BUREAU EVENTS FEATURE HEALTH AND SAFETY WORKSHOPS
AgHealth News Issue 2008-02 Winter 2008 PDF version
  • VETERINARIANS KEY TO IDENTIFYING INFECTUIOUS DISEASES TRAMSMITTABLE TO HUMANS
  • 2007 AgrAbility CONFERENCE DRAWS NEARLY 200 FROM ACROSS THE NATION
  • WCAHS's NEW 'OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT' AWARD
  • INVESTIGATORS PUBLISH NEW CREATININE TESTING METHOD USED IN WCAHS STUDY
AgHealth News Issue 2007-04 Fall 2007 PDF version
  • GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION
  • AGRICULTURAL SAFETY RESOURCE ALLIANCE EXAMINES VINEYARD HARVEST SAFETY
  • PARTNERSHIP WITH UC BERKELEY'S LOHP TO EXPAND WCAHS PROGRAMS
  • STUDY EXAMINES TRANSPORT OF INHALED QUANTUM DOTS FROM NOSE TO BRAIN
  • PARLIER HEALTH FAIR DRAWS MORE THAN 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS
AgHealth News Issue 2007-03 Summer 2007 PDF version
  • COLLABORATIVE STUDY IN COLORADO AND CALIFORNIA TO DETERMINE THE RESPIRATORY HEALTH RISKS OF DAIRY WORKERS
  • DIANE SCHROEDER, WCAHS BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER, RETIRES
  • NORA AGFF COUNCIL PROMOTES PARTNERSHIPS, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
  • TWO NEW NIOSH AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFTETY PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE
AgHealth News Issue 2007-02 Spring 2007 PDF version
  • WCAHS AWARDS $30,000 IN RESEARCH FUNDING FOR FIVE PILOT PROJEDTS AND WELCOMES NEW RESEARCHERS TO THE AG HEALTH COMMUNITY
  • NEW DYNAMICS FOR 2008 WESTERN AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCE
  • TRACTOR SAFETY FOCUS GROUPS DISCUSSED CALIFORNIA'S CONCERNS
  • SCHENKER APPOINTED TO NEW FEDERAL WORKPLACE SAFETY RESEARCH COUNCIL
  • INVESTIGATORS AIM TO DEVELOP ANALYTICAL TOOLS FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
AgHealth News Issue 2007-01 Winter 2007 PDF version
  • WCAHS/UCSF COLLABORATE ON FARM WORKER ORAL HEALTH STUDY
  • WCAHS RECEIVES $5.1 MILLION TO CONTINUE FUNDING AG HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAMS
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION (CORE) ACTIVITIES UNDERWAY
  • ANTIQUE MACHINERY ILLUMINATES ERGONOMIC ADVANCEMENTS
AgHealth News Issue 2006-04 Fall 2006 PDF version
  • IMMIGRATION REFORM: FARMERS CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES
  • NATIONAL COALITION LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO KEEP CHILDREN OFF TRACTORS
  • WCAHS SCIENTIST RECEIVES FELLOWSHIP AWARD FOR HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH
  • WCAHS SEMINAR SERIES PROVIDES EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR SHARING NEW INFORMATION ON AGRICULTURAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
  • AG HEALTH AND SAFETY QUESTIONS AT BAY? ANSWERS ARE A FEW CLICKS AWAY!
AgHealth News Issue 2006-03 Summer 2006 PDF version
  • CENTRAL VALLEY FARMING TOWN OF PARLIER FOCUS OF PARTICLE INHALATION RESEARCH
  • REACHING OUT IN THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY
  • HEAT STRESS FOCUS OF OUTREACH EDUCATION IN MENDOTA
  • WCAHS WELCOMES NEW EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR
  • WCAHS INVESTIGATOR WINS AWARD
  • WESTERN CENTER RECEIVES JMIE AWARD FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH
AgHealth News Issue 2006-02 Spring 2006 PDF version
  • HEALTH & SAFETY IN WESTERN AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE TO TAKE PLACE ALONG THE SHORLINE OF MONTEREY BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
  • LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURAL SAFETY AND ACCULTURATION STUDY TAKING PLACE IN MENDOTA
  • WESTERN CENTER RECEIVES GRANT TO HELP REDUCE TRACTOR ACCIDENTS
  • NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AGENDA (NORA) PLANS FOR NEXT DECADE
AgHealth News Issue 2006-01 Winter 2006 web version (PDF version)
  • UC DAVIS AWARDED $8 MILLION BY THE EPA TO STUDY HEALTH EFFECTS OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY
  • PERMANENT STANDARDS MUST BE ADOPTED FOR FARM WORKERS AT RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES
  • WCAHS ERGONOMICS CO-INVESTIGATOR JOHN MILES RETIRES FROM UC
  • POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS MADE FOR IMPROVED HEALTH OF HIRED FARM WORKERS
AgHealth News Issue 2005-03 Fall 2005 web version (PDF version)
  • FORMER STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CRUZ REYNOSO STILL ADVOCATES FOR FARMWORKERS
  • FARMWORKERS TRAINED TO PREVENT AGROTERRORISM
  • CALIFORNIA GROWERS LOSE BUMPER CROP OF IMMIGRANT FARMWORKERS
AgHealth News Issue 2005-02 Summer 2005 web version (PDF version)
  • UPDATE ON THE UC DAVIS FARMER HEALTH STUDY
  • IN THE NEWS: PERSISTENT HOT TEMPERATURES CAUSE PREVENTABLE ILLNESS AND DEATH IN CALIFORNIA FARMWORKERS
  • GET TO KNOW WCAHS FROM THE INSIDE
  • WORKER HEALTH CHARTBOOK 2004

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AgHealth News Issue 2005-02 Spring 2005 web version (PDF version)
  • New WCAHS Investigator Studies Exposure to Organic Compounds in the Indoor Environment
  • What is a Webinar?
  • Changes to WCAHS External Advisory Board
  • NIOSH and Cal Endowment Fund New Study of Mexican Hired Farm Workers and Their Families
AgHealth News Issue 2005-01 Winter 2005 web version (PDF version)
  • From The Director: Changes And Challenges In 2005
  • Community-Based Participatory Research In Ag Health & Safety
  • New Center Deputy Director: Dr. Kent E. Pinkerton
  • Agricultural Air Quality Seminars At UC Davis
  • In The News: NAWS Suspended; New NIOSH Administrator; September 2005 Conference Postponed
AgHealth News Issue 2004-04 Fall 2004 web version (PDF version)
  • Protecting our food supply from bioterrorism
  • Third conference focuses on sustainable ag workplace
  • WCAHS bids farewell to innovative leader Patrick O'Connor-Marer
  • Center Health and Safety Educator: Tim Stock
  • New system to improve pesticide illness reporting, case management and investigations
AgHealth News Issue 2004-03 Summer 2004 web version (PDF version)
  • National Ag Center Directors Meet with NIOSH Administrators in Davis
  • Small Farmers in Hawaii Depressed by Ag Theft
  • News and Note
  • Cultivating a Sustainable Agricultural Workplace: September 12-14, 2000
  • New National Pesticide Medical Monitoring Program Web Site Launched
  • Ag Centers Introduce Tractor Safety Initiative
AgHealth News Issue 2004-02 Spring 2004 web version (PDF version)
  • CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN
  • PROMOTORAS DE SALUD SHARE AG HEALTH AND SAFETY KNOWLEDGE
  • HOW AGRICULTURE HAS AFFECTED THE LIVES OF SIX WOMEN
  • A REVIEW OF ‘WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE: RISKS FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GENDERED ROLE
  • PESTICIDE ILLNESSES AND INJURIES WORKSHOP FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND AG PROFESSIONALS AUG. 18-19
AgHealth News Issue 2004-01 Winter 2004 web version (PDF version)
  • Tractor-Related Accidents Continue to Occur
  • Expert Calls For Vigilance in Monitoring Zoonotic Diseases
  • Meet the New Center Manager Dr. Ketty Mobed
  • Animal Scientist Studies Air Quality In And Around Livestock Production Facilities
  • Reporting Key to Pesticide Illness Tracking
AgHealth News Issue 2003-04 Fall 2003 web version (PDF version)
  • Challenges in Agricultural Health and Safety
  • Study finds trellis height influences MSD risks in vineyards
  • Don Villarejo--his roots are in research
AgHealth News Issue 2003-03 Summer 2003 web version (PDF version)
  • Cultivating collaborations in South America
  • Ag health & safety conference in San Francisco, Sept. 7–9
  • UFW working with growers and workers to strengthen industry
  • New guide for safe play areas on farms
  • CalAgrAbility keeps ‘em down on the farm
AgHealth News Issue 2003-02 Spring 2003 web version (PDF version)
  • National train-the-trainer pilot program modeled after UC program
  • Center awards ag research funding to five grad students
  • Challenges in Agricultural Health & Safety conference in San Francisco
  • First African-American Farm Safety Study conducted in the Deep South
  • Latinos face major health hazards in U.S.
AgHealth News Issue 2003-01 Winter 2003 web version (PDF version)
  • Center investigator is key player in expanding Mexico's train-the-trainer programs
  • NIOSH centers representing eight Western states collaborate at conference on ag health and safety
  • EPA proposes Border 2012 U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program
  • U.S. EPA honors pesticide educators
  • Industrial hygienist aims to protect farm workers
  • San Diego meeting taps multi-discipline expertise
AgHealth News Issue 2002-04 Fall 2002 web version (PDF version)
  • Training trainers to protect America's tribal communities against pesticide illnesses & injuries
  • Silicosis and Mesothelioma in Rio de Janeiro
  • Chemical exposure alarmingly high in Thailand's Hmong farmers
  • UC Davis Farmer Health Study enters its 10th year
  • Former Chief of California's Division of Occupational Safety & Health Appointed Director of NIOSH
AgHealth News Issue 2002-03 Summer 2002 web version (PDF version)
  • Preventing repetitive stress injuries in agriculture
  • Agricultural surveillance of respiratory disease
  • Agricultural injury economic implications are significantly underestimated
  • NIOSH adds two new ag centers
  • UC Davis agricultural research funding tops nation
  • NIOSH ergonomics booklet offers low-tech solutions
  • Small Farm Center offers new online resource library
AgHealth News Issue 2002-02 Spring 2002 web version (PDF version)
  • Study reveals higher prevalence of smoking outside of the United States
  • Graduate student funding: Western Center provides funds for four pilot projects
  • NIOSH adds Spanish-language Web section with job health, safety information
  • New public health master's degree program offered
  • Food-borne illnesses threaten `at-risk' populations
AgHealth News Issue 2002-01 Winter 2002 web version (PDF version)
  • Center Investigator to Help Develop Mexico's Train-the-Trainer Program
  • New Name, And Renewed Funding For The Next Five Years
  • Center Awards $26,800 in Research Funding to UC Davis Graduate Students
  • NIOSH Publishes New Documents on Childhood Agricultural Injuries
  • Industry/University Research Partnerships: A Win-Win Situation
AgHealth News Issue 2001-04 Fall 2001 web version (PDF version)
  • Researchers Conduct PM-10 Study in CaliforniaÕs Central Valley
  • Spanish Physician Compares Results of Respiratory Studies
  • Organophosphates--Toxicologist Describes Medical Challenges of Health Care Providers in South Asia
  • Studying Pesticide Exposure in Costa Rica
  • Center Investigator Earns Fulbright
AgHealth News Issue 2001-03 Summer 2001 web version (PDF version)
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  • Assessment of Ag Injuries and Illnesses in the Gila River Indian Community
  • Chemical Exposure on and off the Farm
  • Nearly Half of 1,700 Human Pathogens Originate With Other Species
  • Reduce Your Risk of Lyme Disease
  • NIOSH Ergonomics Booklet Available
AgHealth News Issue 2001-02 Spring 2001 web version (PDF version)
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  • Center Provides Start-Up Funds For 4 Projects
  • Foodborne Pathogens Wreak Havoc On Our Digestive System
  • Ergonomics Study Aims To Reduce Work-Related Disorders
  • Comic Book Format Used To Relay Pesticide Safety
AgHealth News Issue 2001-01 Winter 2001 web version (PDF version)
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  • Conference provides showcase for innovative work being done in ag health and safety
  • Microbial food safety of fresh fruits & vegetables presents new challenges
  • Center Director Marc Schenker contributes to new book promoting human wellness
  • New book co-authored by Paul Leigh explores cost of occupational injuries and illnesses
  • Poor Health, Diet Fate of State Farm workers
  • AgHealth News Issue 2000-03 Fall 2000
    Tuberculosis--the scourge of the ages; Water for the people in the field; NIOSH recommends protection for workers exposed to Class B biosolids
  • AgHealth News Issue 2000-02 Spring-Summer 2000
    Study shows that majority of California farmers remain unprotected against ag hazards; New York center hosts ag health & safety conference; Textile scientist investigating new fabric treatments for pesticide protection; Migrant children face health and safety issues
  • AgHealth News Issue 2000-01 Winter 2000
    Self-efficacy and safety practices among California tree crop growers; Are agricultural workers at increased risk of coccidioidomycosis?; Center welcomes industrial hygienist and ergonomics specialist; Who's running the show?; Center investigator releases new pesticide safety book
  • AgHealth News Issue 1999-04 Fall 1999
    Three UC Davis students contribute valuable information to the Farmer Health Study; Workshops for trainers of pesticide handlers and agricultural fieldworkers; Great Plains Center coordinator discusses farming hazards and economic changes in Finland; CHP cracking down on farm labor vehicles; Colgate University professor appointed new CIRS executive director
  • AgHealth News Issue 1999-03 Summer 1999
    California and Hawaii plan outreach to immigrant communities; Center provides start-up funds for three new projects; Managing the health risk on your dairy; Safe Work/Safe Kids; CIRS Executive Director retires after 22 years
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1999-02 Spring 1999
    Center investigators launch new pesticide education program; Contact with animals could result in disease; Child labor laws: Fair Harvest/Safe Harvest; Epidemiologist examines work practices and health conditions of farm families; Small Farm Center teaches safe farm practices to Southeast Asian farmworkers
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1999-01 Winter 1999
    International Conference: Health and safety concerns shared in Saskatchewan, Respiratory Hazards: Journal publishes extensive work, New Center investigator brings 20 years of economics expertise to UC Davis, Research on cumulative injuries in the nursery industry paves way for new studies, NIOSH establishes ninth ag center in Florida
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1998-04 Fall 1998
    Regional Conference: Working together to reduce farm injuries; Center Investigators meet with Farm Advisors; Conference participants enjoy combines, bovines and fine wines; Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada health & safety issues
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1998-03 Summer 1998
    Building partnerships to protect minors; Hands-on pesticide safety training programs flourish; Students present exposure assessment and safety hazard results; Rural Health Forum: Health & safety advocates discuss issues and options; Respiratory Studies: Renowned Canadian pathologist collaborates on Center project
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1998-02 Spring 1998
    Farm safety day camps: a fun way to learn about hazards; Occupational injuries: a new approach to calculating risks; Five-year projects provide valuable data on agricultural injuries and illnesses; Two studies aim to protect minority populations in California agriculture; EPA report of 1994-95 estimated pesticide sales and use in the U.S. available
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1998-01 Winter 1998
    Investigators seek Childhood injury prevention programs that work; Wellness Lecture: Ag injury a major health issue; Cholinesterase Testing: Is affordable procedure accurate?; Educating migrant women at risk of cervical and breast cancer
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1997-04 Fall 1997
    Japanese Delegates Aim to Collaborate on Ag Issues, Bodega Retreat:Center Goals Identified, Exposure to Dust May Contribute to Various Physical Disorders, Award-Winning Researcher Touts Motor Vehicle Safety, Hawaiian Agriculture: Center Examines Western Region
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1997-03 Summer 1997
    Agricultural Injuries Cost Hundreds of Lives Annually, Getting the Most From Ag Center Programs, Center Assists Rural Health Clinics, Ag Labor Management on the Web, Toll-Free Pesticide Information Service Available, UC IPM Team Honored, NIOSH's Childhood Ag Initiative
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1997-02 Spring 1997
    Ag Health & Safety Center Launches New Kid Safety Program, Maneje Seguro! Team Receives National Award, Marcia Woodby's Work to Prevent OP Exposure in Migrant Kids, Dermatitis Study: A Finnish Farming Comparison, Cost Effectiveness of Intervention Programs
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1997-01 Winter 1997
    Diver Safety Project Aims to Reduce Number of Child Deaths, WPS Unknown to Farmworkers, TB Among Farmworkers, Share Knowledge on the Aghealth List Server, Practicing Safety: A Progress Report of Safety Practices, Voices of Farmers: Effects of Regulation
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1996-04 Fall 1996
    Center Funded For Five Years--Receives Highest Rating, Highlights from the Western Regional Ag Health & Safety Conferences, Davis Center Adopts Farm Safety 4 Just Kids, Ergonomics Update--The Nursery Industry, Childhood Injury Prevention--What is Predictable is Preventable, Profile: Paivikki Susitaival, Visiting Professor From Finland
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1996-03 Summer 1996
    Pesticide Illness in Brazil: a Recent Public Concern, Rural Drivers: Stop! Look! Listen!, First on Scene Training Conference, Guide Available on Preventing Heat Illness in Agriculture, Noon Seminar: Tom Cook on Ergonomics, Profile: Dona Mast, California Farm Bureau's Director of Rural Health & Safety, Conference Call--Health & Safety in Western Agriculture: Working Together
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1996-02 May 1996
    Third annual NIOSH meeting an international success, International conference promotes worldwide ag health & safety, Highlights from the Second Annual AgSafe Conference, Jose Millan reviews TIPP at the Center's noon seminar, An analysis of farm safety practices in the winegrape industry
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1996-01 March 1996
    Southeast Asian Small Farms & Pesticide Safety Outreach, Assistance for small farmers, An Analysis of the 1992 Census of Agriculture, Profile: Rose Krebill-Prather to Assist Center Investigators, Profile of Visiting Researchers: Min Zeng & Zhong Wu, Starch found to protect skin from harmful chemicals
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1995-04 October 1995
    Schenker Stresses Need For Ag Health & Safety Awareness, Hazard Perceptions of California Farmers, Teaching Spanish-Speaking Teens Driver Safety, Self Study Series Launched in Agricultural Medicine, Profile of Center Outreach Coordinator Pat Marer, Center Receives Funds from NIOSH for WWW Efforts
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1995-03 August 1995
    Ag Center Will Benefit From Organizational Restructuring, Source of Injury Mortality Studied, Economics of Ag Injuries, Bilingual Book on Cholinesterase, Farm Safety For Children, Farm Bureau Safety Programs, Dutch Interns Ag Center First
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1995-02 May 1995
    Highlights of Second NIOSH Conference, Highlights of AgSafe Conference, Center's Industrial Hygienist Wins Award, Student Profile--Amy Kyle, NIOSH Ag Centers' News Available on the Internet, Pesticide Resources Available
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1995-01 February 1995
    Ergonomics Studies, First on the Scene Training, Loteria Game Goes Public, AgSafe Conference, Center's Grieshop Received Award, Robert Krieger Visits Center, Davis Headquarters for NIOSH Internet News
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1994-02 November 1994
    New Projects Funded by the Center, Center Hires New Industrial Hygienist, PM-10 Dust Focus of Study, Laundering Practices of Pesticide Handlers, EPA Sets Guidelines for Pesticide Illness Reporting and Use Violations
  • AgHealth News Issue Number 1994-01 September 1994
    Agricultural Health in California, Highlights from NIOSH Spring Conference, Effectiveness of TIPP, NIOSH Director--Rosenstock, AgSafe Director--Bennett, Agricultural Health: A Global Concern, Minor Changes Reduce Major Injuries

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