Exploring cancer development in adulthood: cholinesterase depression and genotoxic effect from chronic exposure to organophosphate pesticides among rural farm children.

abstract：:Development of the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide used participatory research strategies to identify and evaluate solutions that reduce pesticide exposures for workers and their families and to disseminate these solutions. Project principles were (1) workplace chemicals belong in the workplace, and (2)...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Galvin K,Krenz J,Harrington M,Palmández P,Fenske RA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Safety pictograms are important graphic elements that are useful for rapidly conveying messages in workplaces. The purpose of this study was to investigate the comprehension of safety pictograms affixed to agricultural machinery among a group of Pakistani migrant farmworkers employed in Italy. Methods: Int...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Vigoroso L,Caffaro F,Micheletti Cremasco M,Bagagiolo G,Cavallo E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly 750,000 youth work on farms across the United States. The U.S. Department of Labor's (U.S. DOL) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Hazardous Occupations Orders for Agriculture (HOOA) applies to approximately 37% of these youth. The HOOA regulations had not been updated since their inception in the late 1960s and t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Murphy DJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beekeepers are at particular risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders, but many of the studies lack detailed exposure assessment. To evaluate the biomechanical overload exposure in a specific farming activity, a multitasking model has been developed through the characterization of 37 basic operational...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Maina G,Rossi F,Baracco A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience high rates of skin disease that result from their working and living conditions. Knowledge of the ways farmworkers treat skin disease symptoms will provide a foundation for developing culturally appropriate health education, improving the delivery of health services, ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Arcury TA,Vallejos QM,Feldman SR,Quandt SA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although agricultural workers have elevated risks of heat-related illnesses (HRI), pregnant farmworkers exposed to extreme heat face additional health risk, including poor pregnancy health and birth outcomes. Qualitative data from five focus groups with 35 female Hispanic and Haitian nursery and fernery workers provid...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Flocks J,Vi Thien Mac V,Runkle J,Tovar-Aguilar JA,Economos J,McCauley LA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internationally, children are working in situations where there are exposures to many occupational hazards, lack of basic worker rights and, sometimes, forced employment. Many of the child workers are involved in family-based agriculture, cattle tending, crop harvesting, commercial plantation work, and the cleaning an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Osorio AM

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock workers are involved in a variety of tasks, such as caring for animals, maintaining the breeding facilities, cleaning, and manure handling, and are exposed to health and safety risks. Hydrogen sulfide is considered the most toxic by-product of the manure handling process at livestock facilities. Except for s...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Park J,Kang T,Jin S,Heo Y,Kim K,Lee K,Tsai P,Yoon C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial fishing is still the most dangerous occupation in the United States. Efforts to have more stringent safety regulations in this industry beginning in the 1960s, culminated in the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Act of 1988. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short history of the development of safety...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Dzugan J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to evaluate the incidence of and risk factors for compensated occupational injuries and diseases in agriculture. The study population consisted of 78,679 Finnish farmers, spouses, and salaried family members covered by mandatory workers' compensation insurance. This popul...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Karttunen JP,Rautiainen RH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silo-filler's disease, a life-threatening condition from exposure to silage gas in recently filled silos, has been known for over 5 decades now. However, farm workers remain exposed to this preventable condition. We describe the index presentations and subsequent changes among 19 patients managed within our health sys...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Amaza IP,Kreidy MP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is endemic in central Tunisia and is more prevalent in rural agricultural areas. The aim of this work was to determine ZCL prevalence among farmers and to test their availability to take ownership of the problem and participate actively to fight and address the disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Bellali H,Chemak F,Nouiri I,Ben Mansour D,Ghrab J,Chahed MK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Agricultural employment is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Workers' compensation coverage requirements for agricultural work vary from state to state, and experience modifier rates (E-mods) affecting insurance premiums sometimes vary drastically across state lines and according ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Pena AA,Joyce J,Keifer M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited research has characterized nonfatal injury/illness in Alaska's hazardous fishing industry. This study aimed to determine (a) the utility of linking datasets to conduct surveillance, and (b) injury/illness patterns during 2012-2016. Data were obtained from the Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR), Fishermen's Fund (FF)...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Syron LN,Case SL,Lee JR,Lucas DL

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is one of the major sources of employment and income in many countries, especially in developing countries. Farmers are exposed to numerous harmful factors such as sunlight and ultraviolet radiation. These factors contribute to multiple diseases including skin cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Moradhaseli S,Ataei P,Farhadian H,Ghofranipour F

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of field-based biomonitoring of heat-related illness (HRI) phenomena in Florida farmworkers. The authors determined feasibility through participant interviews regarding acceptability, data capture, recruitment and retention, and observed barriers an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mac VV,Tovar-Aguilar JA,Flocks J,Economos E,Hertzberg VS,McCauley LA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to review agricultural pesticide usage and trends and to identify hazardous pesticides for regulation, in terms of public health, in South Korea. The authors collected data on usage and trends of agricultural pesticides through agriculture-related databases. Criteria from the US Environmental Protectio...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Cha ES,Jeong M,Lee WJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is known to be a risk-filled industry in South Korea, as it is worldwide. The aims of this study were to identify the magnitude of farm work-related injuries and evaluate the association between injury and possible risk factors. Farmers, including farm members (N = 16,160), were surveyed. After excluding 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kim H,Räsänen K,Chae H,Kim K,Kim K,Lee K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. Within agriculture, livestock handling is particularly dangerous. While injury and fatality rates for bison handlers have not been reported, workers in many of the newly established tribal bison herds have limited safety training and a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Duysen E,Irvine K,Yoder A,Topliff C,Kelling C,Rajaram S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a medical student completing a required rural community medicine clerkship, I discovered my home community's concern for mental health of farmers. A local economic downturn affects everyone, but especially the farmers. One farmer had recently committed suicide. Leaning heavily on work presented at a Nebraska summit...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tabereaux PB,Wheat JR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to inform efforts to reduce risk for musculoskeletal disorders among commercial lobstermen by characterizing and quantifying injuries that occur to people while harvesting lobsters commercially in the Northeast United States. This study aimed to estimate a denominator of exposure to lob...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Fulmer S,Buchholz B,Jenkins P,Scribani M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machinery entanglements are a leading cause of hospitalized injury on Canadian farms. This study evaluates the role farm tasks play in the occurrence of machinery entanglement events. A retrospective case series of 41 entanglement injuries involving 35 farm-machinery types was assembled. Only a few limited tasks were ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Narasimhan G,Crowe TG,Peng Y,Hagel L,Dosman J,Pickett W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides are used in most homes, businesses, and farms to control a variety of pests, including insects, weeds, fungi, rodents, and even microbial organisms. Inappropriate use of pesticides can lead to adverse effects to humans and the environment. This study provides updated information on the magnitude of adverse ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Langley RL,Mort SA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrant and migrant youth who live and work in agricultural settings experience unique agricultural safety and health issues. Mobility, poverty, cultural differences, immigration status, language, education, housing, food security, regulatory standards and enforcement, and access to childcare and health care influen...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： McLaurin JA,Liebman AK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Missouri AgrAbility program links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a nonprofit disability organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes rural independence. This project utilized Photovoice to describe how Missouri AgrAbility clients perceived how the prog...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mott R,Keller K,Funkenbusch K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Economic stresses are a frequently cited reason for children doing farm work. OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between economic indicators and child agricultural work hours between January 2001 and October 2003. METHODS:This ecologic study design compares trends in aggregate child work hours with nati...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Gadomski A,de Long R,Burdick P,Jenkins P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study is a population-based study of an agricultural community in Iowa. The study includes in-depth evaluations of respiratory disease, injury, and other health outcomes in relation to environmental and occupational exposures. This article reports descriptive findings on pesticide use fr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Tadevosyan A,Fuortes L,Merchant JA,Stromquist AM,Burmeister LF,Taylor C,Kelly KM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dairy production in the United States is moving towards large-herd milking operations, resulting in an increase in task specialization and work demands. The objective of this project was to provide preliminary evidence of the association of a number of specific job conditions that commonly characterize large-herd parl...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Douphrate DI,Nonnenmann MW,Hagevoort R,Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hantaviruses are established causative agents of hemorrhagic fevers and renal diseases amongst other clinical manifestations in humans, with most diagnosis based on serological assays. The disease, which is rodent-borne, has been reported in numerous countries worldwide but information about the disease is scanty in t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Adesiyun A,Dookeran S,Stewart-Johnson A,Rahaman S,Bissessar S,Thompson N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock farmers are known to be at high risk of exposure to zoonosis. A convenience survey to assess Senegalese traditional cattle farmers' knowledge and attitudes regarding zoonotic diseases with reference to bovine brucellosis was conducted. A total of 222 cattle farmers were interviewed. Just over a quarter (30.1...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tebug SF,Kamga-Waladjo AR,Ema PJ,Muyeneza C,Kane O,Seck A,Ly MT,Lo M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00