Farmworkers

By Luis Retta, Health Network Associate

[MCN's Amy K. Liebman prepares to testify in Annapolis in support of a ban on chlorpyrifos]

By Sofia Carrasco

[photo by Earl Dotter]

(photo by CSM)

By Marysel Pagán Santana, MS, DrPHc, MCN’s Puerto Rico Program Manager

Photo by Earl Dotter

"I began crying because I couldn't breath and my vision was blurred," one unidentified worker said.

"I had a severe headache, nausea, sore throat and numb feet," another employee said.

photo credit: Alan Pogue

[Editor’s Note: We’re celebrating the work of outreach teams in the Castañer region of Puerto Rico! Three different teams headed out to the streets this summer to provide comprehensive trainings on chemical safety for workers. Read the first blog post here.]

Left to right: Adenike Bitto, Patricia M. Juárez-Carrillo, and Elaine Auld