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WCAHS Offers Sexual Harassment Prevention Training to Agricultural Employers

All workers should feel comfortable and safe in their workplaces. WCAHS offers Sexual Harassment Prevention training to agricultural workers.

WCAHS Fall Symposium 2017

The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety met on October 26, 2017 at the UC Davis International Center for their Fall Symposium.

WCAHS Funds Innovative Small Grants Ranging from Cannabis Production Hazards to Community Water Quality

New research is taking place at WCAHS, thanks to its Small Grant Program, which provides funds to graduate students and faculty members from around the region to carry out projects related to agricultural health and safety.

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Stories from the Field: WCAHS attends the 22nd Annual Arizona Interagency Farmworkers Coalition Conference

On September 26th - 28th, the WCAHS Outreach Team attended the 22nd Annual Arizona Interagency Farmworkers Coalition (AIFC) Conference held in Yuma, Arizona.

A Full House at WCAHS

Two vacant WCAHS administration positions were filled this fall with Fadi Fathallah, PhD, becoming the new WCAHS Associate Director and Christopher Simmons, PhD, becoming the new WCAHS Director of Research.

WCAHS Presents Work at the Migration Health Meeting in Morelia, Mexico

The WCAHS Outreach & Education team traveled to Morelia, Mexico, this past August to present their recent work on addressing sexual harassment in the agricultural workplace.

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Stories From the Field: Community Health Fair at Knights Landing One Health Center

This is the second year that WCAHS has participated in a community health fair organized by the student volunteers at the Knights Landing One Health Center, a UC Davis student-run clinic that provides valuable primary health care services to the Knights Landing community every first and third Sunday of each month.

Congratulations to Our Research Award Winners!

The California Heat Illness Prevention Study (CHIPS) received a research paper award at the June 2017 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health conference held in Logan, Utah.

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Healing Through Farming: The Farmer Veteran Coalition

Finding viable employment and meaningful careers is a challenge for many of today’s veterans returning home, but the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) brings two of the country's biggest industries together—agriculture and military.

WCAHS Has a New Four Year Research Project

An additional research project, “Reducing occupational exposure to zoonotic pathogens in California dairy farmworkers,” has been awarded funding from the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, increasing the number of primary WCAHS research projects to five.

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Del Bosque Family Farm Passes on Culture of Health and Safety to Employees and Younger Generation

WCAHS provides a free heat illness prevention training to employees of Del Bosque Farms in Firebaugh, CA

Healthy Lungs and Agriculture

Agricultural workers face numerous airborne threats every day. Air pollutant emissions, soil fumigants, pesticides, mold, asbestos, and dust are a few of the potential lung health hazards that an agricultural worker can come into contact through work.

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Stories from the Field: Returning to a Local Community Clinic to Promote Health and Safety

Clínica Tepati is a student-run volunteer clinic that works to provide healthcare to the uninsured Latino community in Sacramento.

Reducing Lower Back Pain Related to Farming

Lower back pain is one of most serious health problems for farmworkers, and it can result from the intensive manual work that farming requires, such as carrying heavy objects or working long hours in a stooped posture.

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The Disappearing Salton Sea and Poor Air Quality in Imperial Valley Farm Communities

Over the past several decades, water flowing from the Colorado River meant for agricultural irrigation has been rerouted, leaving the Salton Sea stagnant—its only inflow from agricultural and industrial runoff.

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