A community-based participatory worksite intervention to reduce pesticide exposures to farmworkers and their families.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2105/AJPH.2008.149146 and PMC identifier 2774203.
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Abstract
We evaluated a community-based participatory research worksite intervention intended to improve farmworkers' behaviors at work and after work to reduce occupational and take-home pesticide exposures. The workers received warm water and soap for hand washing, gloves, coveralls, and education. Self-reported assessments before and after the intervention revealed that glove use, wearing clean work clothes, and hand washing at the midday break and before going home improved significantly. Some behaviors, such as hand washing before eating and many targeted after-work behaviors, did not improve, indicating a need for additional intervention.
Medical subject headings
- Community-Based Participatory Research
- Occupational Exposure
- Pesticides
- Workplace