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Respiratory health issues for agricultural workers
Many substances found in the agricultural setting can lead to respiratory problems, including pesticides and other agricultural chemicals, plant...
Migrant Health Newsline, 01/01/09 by Pamela Rao · More from publication -
Factors affecting transfer of "traditional" community college students
While increasing demands on time and resources compete for attention with the transfer function of community colleges, the goal of providing the...
Community College Enterprise, The, 04/01/06 by Eddy, Pamela L; Christie, Ray; Rao, Michael · More from publication -
Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure in Farmworker Family Members in Western North Carolina and Virginia: Case Comparisons
Farmworkers and their family members are exposed to pesticides in their homes as well as at work. Using a sample of nine farmworker households in...
Human Organization, 04/01/05 by Arcury, Thomas A; Quandt, Sara A; Rao, Pamela; Doran, Alicia M; Et al · More from publication -
North Carolina Growers' and Extension Agents' Perceptions of Latino Farmworker Pesticide Exposure
Pesticide exposure poses a significant health hazard to everyone who works in agriculture. Growers have more control over their own exposure risk...
Human Organization, 07/01/04 by Rao, Pamela; Arcury, Thomas A; Quandt, Sara A; Doran, Alicia · More from publication -
Student participation in community-based participatory research to improve migrant and seasonal farmworker environmental health: issues for success.(Reports & Research)
ABSTRACT: Involving students in community-based participatory research is a useful mechanism for engaging the community and helping it build...
Journal of Environmental Education, 01/01/04 by Arcury, Thomas A.; Quandt, Sara A.; Rao, Pamela · More from publication -
A clinic-based, case-control comparison of Green tobacco sickness among minority farmworkers: clues for prevention.
ABSTRACT Background. Green tobacco sickness (GTS) is a highly prevalent occupational illness among tobacco workers. Working in wet tobacco is...
Southern Medical Journal, 09/01/02 by Arcury, Thomas A.; Garcia, Daniel I.; Norton, Deborah; Preisser, John S., Jr.; Quandt, Sara A.; Rao, Pamela · More from publication -
Pesticide use and safety training in Mexico: The experience of frameworkers employed in North Carolina
Migrant and seasonal farmworkers in the United States are now overwhelmingly immigrants from Mexico. Pesticide exposure among these farmworkers is...
Human Organization, 04/01/01 by Arcury, Thomas A; Quandt, Sara A; Rao, Pamela; Russell, Gregory B · More from publication -
Hunger and food security among older adults in a rural community
Although government policies over the last several decades have addressed issues of nutrition for the elderly, elders still face problems of...
Human Organization, 04/01/99 by Quandt, Sara A; Rao, Pamela · More from publication
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