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5. Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center: Ergonomic Interventions in the
Agriculture Industry
6. The Northeast Center for Agricultural Health: Musculoskeletal/Ergonomic
Program
7. Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center: musculoskeletal
disorders
In addition, a conference focused on stooped and squatting postures in the
workplace was jointly sponsored by the University of California Center for Occu-
pational and Environmental Health, the University of California Agricultural
Ergonomics Research Center, NIOSH, the California State Compensation Insur-
ance Fund, and the Center to Protect Workers' Rights (Stooped and Squatting
Postures in the Workplace, Oakland, CA, July 29-30, 2004).
Pesticide Exposure
Intervention research outputs related to pesticide exposure were produced by
such projects as Interventions To Reduce Pesticide Exposures Among Agricultural
Workers and Their Families (Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health
Center) and Emerging Agricultural Problems—Effectiveness of Hand Washing in
Reducing Agricultural Worker Exposure to Pesticides (Division of Surveillance,
Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies).
Generation and Dissemination of New Knowledge
Considered as a whole, the AFF Program has generated considerable amounts
of new technology and knowledge related to interventions, although the quantity
and quality of the outputs are highly variable.
Numerous peer-reviewed publications have been produced, and many have
been presented in flagship journals and widely cited. The diverse nature of the
journals suggests that outputs reach a wide and varied audience and that investiga-
tors are choosing publications believed to be best aligned with the content of and
relevant stakeholders for the projects described.
Relevance of Outputs to Both Sexes, Vulnerable
Populations, and Health Disparities
Intervention research outputs included publications that were relevant to both
sexes, vulnerable populations (children, fishermen, loggers, and orchard workers),
and health disparities (skin cancer).