Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hello,Is anybody aware of any work or research done related to farmworkers and private well water safety? A colleague of mine is looking into this and not having much luck, so any information or leads would be helpful.Thanks, Early-AlbertsOregon Public Health Division Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 Hi . This is an area in need of more research! Here’s a link to an MCN Streamline article that you may find useful http://www.migrantclinician.org/files/streamline/20020506_mcn_streamline.pdf .. Below are some of the sources used to write the article. It’s all a bit dated so I’d be interested in seeing what you find as well. Arbab DM and BL Weidner, “Infectious Diseases and Field Water Supply and Sanitation among Migrant Farmworkers,” American Journal of Public Health, 1986 Jun; 76(6):694-5. Ciesielski, , “The Microbiologic Quality of Drinking Water in North Carolina Migrant Labor Camps,” American Journal of Public Health, 1991 Jun; 81(6):762-764. Ortiz, JS, “The Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites in Puerto Rican Farm Workers in Western Massachusetts,” American Journal of Public Health, 1980 Oct; 70(10):1103-5. US EPA Region V, Safe Drinking Water Branch, “Wisconsin Migrant Camp Drinking Water Quality Study,” July 1998. Villarejo, Don et. al. Suffering in Silence: A Report on California’s Agricultural Workers, (, CA: California Institute for Rural Studies, 2000). Washington State Department of Health, “Drinking Water Serving Temporary Farmworker Facilities: Water System Inspection and Testing Report,” January 2000. Washington State Department of Health, “Learning from Listening: Results of Farmworker Focus Groups about Pesticides and Health Care,” Presentation by Joanne Bonnar Prado at the Western Stream Forum, Sacramento, CA, January 2002. Amy K. Liebman, MPA Director of Environmental and Occupational Health Migrant Clinicians Network 410.860.9850 aliebman@... Migrant Clinicians Network is a force for justice in health care for the mobile poor. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of julie early Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:02 PM To: Cc: brenda.hoppe@... Subject: [ ] Private Wells Hello, Is anybody aware of any work or research done related to farmworkers and private well water safety? A colleague of mine is looking into this and not having much luck, so any information or leads would be helpful. Thanks, Early-Alberts Oregon Public Health Division Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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