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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Marian R. Flum, ScD¹, Deogracia Cornelio, MA², Flor Servin, BA³, Luis Vazquez, MPH⁴, Paula A. Paris, MMHS⁵, and Linda Delp, MPH². (1) Work Environment Dept., University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Ave., Kitson 200-U, Lowell, MA 01854, 978-934-2534, Marian_Flum@uml.edu, (2) Labor Occupational Safety & Health program, University of California Los Angeles, Box 951478, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1478, (3) Pesticide Management Division, State of Washington Dept. of Agriculture, 1505 N. Miller St., Suite 140, Wenatchee, WA 98801, (4) Health and Safety Department, United Auto Workers, 8731 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, MI 48214, (5) JFYNetWorks, 125 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108

The 90 minute session will consist of 5 presentations, 12-14 minutes each, with the remaining time devoted to discussion. Each presentation deals with a different population and addresses unique challenges involved in developing and providing effective, empowering health and safety education. Discussion will draw on the experience of attendees to explore innovative and effective methods of training underserved workers. Panel Moderator: Marian Flum

Presentations: 1.Contextualizing Workplace Health and Safety Education: Meeting the Social and Cultural Needs of Immigrant Workers. Addresses obstacles and successes based on experiences with immigrant workers in Los Angeles, including garment, hotel and laundry workers, janitors and day laborers. Deogracia Cornelio, Linda Delp, UCLA-LOSH

2.Providing Health and Safety Education for Low Literacy Spanish-speaking Agricultural Pesticide Applicators in Washington State Addresses issues specific to agricultural workers, and innovative solutions for providing training to high hazard workers. Flor Servin, Washington State Department of Agriculture

3.Overcoming Barriers: Hazard Communication Training for School Custodians in Tucson, Arizona Describes wide ranging impact of the first Spanish training to school district workers, an often overlooked population. Marian Flum, Amy Mock,AFSCME

4.A Joint Union Project to Deliver Health and Safety Training to an Underserved Population - Spanish-speaking Workers Describes an effort to pool limited union resources to develop training materials and provide training to larger populations. Luis Vazquez, UAW, Amy Mock, Jon Morawetz, ICWU

5.Training Low Income Minorities for Environmental Careers Discusses challenges and lessons learned in providing job skills, technical and hazardous materials training for successful careers. Paula Paris, JFY Networks

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