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1 min readAlicia L. Salvatore, DrPH, Jonathan Chevrier,PhD, Asa Bradman, PhD, Jose´ Camacho,Jesu´sLo´pez, Geri Kavanagh-Baird, BA,Meredith Minkler, DrPH,and Brenda Eskenazi, PhDWe evaluated a community-based participatory research work-site intervention intended to im-prove farmworkers’ behaviors atwork and after work to reduce oc-cupational and take-home pesti-cide exposures. The workersreceived warm water and soap forhand washing, gloves, coveralls,and education. Self-reported as-sessments before and after the in-tervention revealed that glove use,wearing clean work clothes, andhand washing at the midday breakand before going home improvedsignificantly. Some behaviors, suchas hand washing before eating andmany targeted after-work behaviors,did not improve, indicating a needfor additional intervention. (Am JPublic Health. 2009;99:S578–S581.doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.149146)Agricultural pesticide exposure amongfarmworkers is a long-standing occupationalhealth and environmental justice concern.
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