Work and Residential Characteristics Related to Pesticide Exposure among Latino Farmworkers Thomas A.Arcury,PhD Department of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem,North Carolina April 2009 Beyond Pesticides:Cutting Edge Pesticide Science Research funded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences RO1-ES008739
Work and Residential Characteristics Related to Pesticide Exposure among Latino Farmworkers Thomas A. Arcury, PhD Department of Family and Community Medicine Wake Forest University School of Medicine Winston-Salem, North Carolina April 2009 Beyond Pesticides: Cutting Edge Pesticide Science Research funded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences R01-ES008739
Colleagues Wake Forest University School of Medicine Joseph G.Grzywacz,PhD Scott Isom,MS Lara E.Whalley,BA Quirina M.Vallejos,MPH Haiying Chen,PhD Sara A.Quandt,PhD North Carolina Farmworkers Project Leonardo Galvan National Center for Environmental Health,CDC Dana B.Barr,PhD
Colleagues Wake Forest University School of Medicine Joseph G. Grzywacz, PhD Scott Isom, MS Lara E. Whalley, BA Quirina M. Vallejos, MPH Haiying Chen, PhD Sara A. Quandt, PhD North Carolina Farmworkers Project Leonardo Galvan National Center for Environmental Health, CDC Dana B. Barr, PhD
Background 1 ▣Migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience numerous occupation hazards. Pesticide exposure is a major occupational hazard experienced by farmworkers. Pesticide exposure has been linked to immediate and long-term illnesses
Background 1 Migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience numerous occupation hazards. Pesticide exposure is a major occupational hazard experienced by farmworkers. Pesticide exposure has been linked to immediate and long-term illnesses
Background 2 Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are the most commonly used insecticides for agriculture. OPs are neurotoxins that are associated with neurobehavioral deficits, cancer,and infertility. ▣Farmworkers are also exposed to other insecticides (e.g., pyrethriods,carbamates), and to herbicides
Background 2 Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are the most commonly used insecticides for agriculture. OPs are neurotoxins that are associated with neurobehavioral deficits, cancer, and infertility. Farmworkers are also exposed to other insecticides (e.g., pyrethriods, carbamates), and to herbicides
Background 3 Little research has measured the prevalence of pesticide exposure among farmworkers. Small samples Usually cross-sectional design No research has documented a direct association between direct measures of farmworker pesticide exposure (biomarkers)and farmworker health outcomes. Difficult to get biomarkers ■ Difficult to follow farmworkers for sufficient time
Background 3 Little research has measured the prevalence of pesticide exposure among farmworkers. Small samples Usually cross-sectional design No research has documented a direct association between direct measures of farmworker pesticide exposure (biomarkers) and farmworker health outcomes. Difficult to get biomarkers Difficult to follow farmworkers for sufficient time