167259 Protecting vulnerable populations from exposure to methylmercury: Fish advisory messages on rural reservations

Monday, November 5, 2007: 8:50 AM

Laura Larsson, MPH, BSN, RN , Montana State University, College of Nursing, Bozeman, MT

Learning Objectives:
Describe the purpose of fish advisory messages for preventing exposure of vulnerable populations to methylmercury. Identify three socio/political conditions that may increase exposure of American Indian women of childbearing-age to methylmercury.

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