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		<title>Farmworker Community Health and Pesticides in the Golden State: Leadership or a Tarnished Record?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Half of US grown fruits, nuts, and vegetables come from California fields, which all depend on the hard work of approximately 700,000 farmworkers. The state’s approach to pesticide use has critical implications for workers and their families, as well as the rest of nation that often relies on the example of policies adopted in California. ]]></description>
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		<title>October 19 &#8212; “Beating Back Bed Bugs” Workshop in LA Shows How to Protect Property and Health</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bed bugs have re-emerged as a public health threat in five-star hotels, apartments, dorm rooms, and homes. You can learn how to prevent bed bug infestations and provide effective, safe treatment in case they occur -- attend the comprehensive workshop, “Beating Back Bedbugs” on Tuesday, October 19th.]]></description>
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		<title>The Farmworker Health Act Needs Your Call Today!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:10:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Action Alert]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[PSR-LA is a co-sponsor of AB 1963 (Nava), The Farmworker Health Act, which would provide a much needed fix to the 1974 Cholinesterase Medical Supervision Program. The program is supposed to monitor and protect farmworkers from pesticide poisoning but does NOT currently work.]]></description>
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		<title>Last Chance to Call the Governor &#8211; Stop Methyl Iodide</title>
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		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/last-chance-to-call-the-governor-stop-methyl-iodide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Methyl iodide is so dangerous that it is used to create cancer in laboratories and over 50 scientists across the country - 5 of them Nobel Laureates - sent a letter to the EPA expressing astonishment that the agency was "working to legalize broadcast releases of one of the more toxic chemicals used in manufacturing into the environment."]]></description>
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		<title>Making Use of Pesticide Data to Prevent Poisonings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environmental Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The thousands of workers who apply pesticides to California’s crops are subject to a medical testing program that’s meant to prevent pesticide poisoning in workers. As the program currently stands, it fails to work, and PSR-LA is supporting legislation to fix it: AB 1963 (Nava), Tracking Pesticide Poisoning in California. ]]></description>
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		<title>January 30 &#8211; Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings &#8211; How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.psr-la.org/january-30-pesticide-exposures-in-urban-settings-how-to-recognize-and-manage-pesticide-illness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than half of pesticide-related poisonings cases in California are caused by  non-agricultural use, including home use insecticides. Join PSR-LA's Environmental Health Ambassador Program for a health professional training on how to recognize and manage pesticide illness.]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Methyl Iodide Out of California!</title>
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		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/keep-methyl-iodide-out-of-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Methyl Iodide would seriously threaten the health of farmworkers and rural communities, and could contaminate California's groundwater. The agrochemical industry is pushing hard to use methyl iodide. Make sure your voice is heard!]]></description>
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		<title>Training Faculty: Michael O&#8217;Malley, MD</title>
		<link>http://www.psr-la.org/michael-omalley-m-d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/michael-omalley-m-d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Michael O&#8217;Malley is a featured Environmental Health Ambassador for the Dec. 5 training, Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings: How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness. Read more about the training. Dr. Michael O’Malley is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He graduated from the University [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings: How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness</title>
		<link>http://www.psr-la.org/dec-5-pesticide-exposures-in-urban-settings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/dec-5-pesticide-exposures-in-urban-settings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than half of pesticide-related poisonings cases in California are due to non-agricultural use, including home use insecticides. 2.5 CME Credits are available for this training, which will cover clinical and advocacy skills related to urban pesticide illness management and policy issues.]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Governor NO on Smog-Forming Pesticides in Budget</title>
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		<comments>http://www.psr-la.org/tell-governor-no-on-smog-forming-pesticides-in-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>PSR-LA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republicans have added a trailer to the state budget bill to further roll back promises to reduce smog pollution from pesticides.  Call or email Governor Schwarzenegger, and tell him to NOT accept the Budget Trailer on smog-forming pesticides!]]></description>
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