title: A community-based participatory worksite intervention to reduce pesticide exposures to farmworkers and their families.
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.
authors.affiliation: Berkeley Media Studies Group, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA.
authors.forename: Alicia L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Salvatore
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chevrier
authors.forename: Asa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bradman
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: Geri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kavanagh-Baird
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minkler
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eskenazi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D002140:California; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003625:Data Collection; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010575:Pesticides; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides