Re: Digest Number 242

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Congratulations and Dean! Now , I hope as you're reading this your

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Good morning,

I am interested in a project that will promote pesticide education for farmworkers in Hardee County, Florida. Any advice for program formats and/or funding?

Thanks.

Dean Blietz

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Please contact Dr. Ana Osoria from EPA. I have copied her on this email.

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-----Original Message-----From: Deanofgod@... [mailto:Deanofgod@...]Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 10:46 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Digest Number 242Good morning, I am interested in a project that will promote pesticide education for farmworkers in Hardee County, Florida. Any advice for program formats and/or funding? Thanks. Dean Blietz To Post a message, send it to: GroupsTo Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribe

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Dean,

The info below may be useful to you. Not sure if the money is still

available

but it is worth looking into.

I also coordinated a border environmental health project last year

along the Texas/Mexico border in which we focused on pesticides and other

health issues as well as legal rights and responsiblities.

We trained promotoras de salud (lay health outreach workers)

from the community who then went back to their own communities and educated

residents and farmworkers. I can give you more information if you're

interested.

gia gulino

Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 18:14:46 -0500

From: " jacqueline decarlo " <decarlo@...>

Subject: Request for Applications: Host sites for SAFE program

The Association of Farmworker Opportunity Program's pesticide-safety and

leadership development program, Serving America's Farmworkers Everywhere

(SAFE)

Program, is now accepting host agency applications for the year 2002.

Nationally renowned, the SAFE program has trained over 215,000 farmworkers,

provided at least 82,000 community services, and placed some 450 AmeriCorps

members in communities throughout the US. SAFE seeks community-based partner

agencies to host bilingual/bicultural AmeriCorps members who will:

* provide pesticide-safety and other health training in your community

* foster positive relationships with growers and community members

* refer farmworkers & their families to support services, and

* perform direct services such as translation and interpretation.

AFOP supplies training and outreach materials, centralized administration

and

promotion of the program, and professional development opportunities for

your

staff. AFOP secures 92% of the program budget, with host partners making an

average contribution of $2,100 per member, plus in-kind contributions.

Please call DeCarlo, Senior Program Manager,

703.528.4141, ext 130 to discuss the process for joining this program. The

proposal deadline is approaching fast, so please call as soon as possible.

Or email decarlo@....

DeCarlo

Senior Manager, AFOP

<http://www.afop.org/>www.afop.org

703.528.4141, ext 130

-----Original Message-----

From: Deanofgod@... [mailto:Deanofgod@...]

Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 9:46 AM

Subject: Re: [ ] Digest Number 242

Good morning,

I am interested in a project that will promote pesticide education for

farmworkers in Hardee County, Florida. Any advice for program formats

and/or

funding?

Thanks.

Dean Blietz

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It sounds like many people have either started treatment or will very soon. I just finished 1 year and yes, it wasn't easy but it got easier as time went on. Headaches, feverish and many other things that I just got used to. Hang in there everyone.

Vicky

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In a message dated 12/24/2002 6:53:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

> I really don't want to start any discussions with what I wrote and my

> intentions are not to hurt anyone in any way... I just tried to write my

> thoughts, trying not to be so confusing with these too many words I wrote

> )

You said everything just right Radmy. And I wish I could have done so. In

this wonderful, but imperfect world, none of us are perfect and never will

be. I love life and all that I am. But you better believe I'd take " the cure "

if it were offered. I don't understand how anyone can say they wouldn't, but

have every respect for feeling that way. I truly love all my fellow SMA'ers

and would love to see a day when this list weren't needed, that we could get

together just to chat, etc. So, that's my VHO on the subject and I'll end

with that. Happiest and most Peaceful Holidays to you all. Vickie 0:)

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In a message dated 12/24/2002 6:53:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,

writes:

> It has taken me 3

> decades to get over what I call " my ignorant, arrogant, militant,

> super-crip "

> phase to just being Vicki.

>

HOORAY FOR MY FELLOW VIC!!! You said it all.

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Hi,

I'm new to this list and want to introduce myself. My name is and

I work for a state health department. My work involves all-hazards

preparedness and right now we are closely focused on preparing for pandemic

flu. The people I work with are highly dedicated to doing everything they

can to prepare for the pan flu. The reason I joined this list is because I

want to join in discussion on pan flu with people who aren't necessarily

working as closely with preparing for it or who aren't as familiar with it

as I am. I feel that it would help me do my job better to hear what

concerns, questions, myths, discussions, etc. are out there beyond what I

hear and discuss at work.

Also, I'll be happy to answer any questions that I can. I'm far from being a

pan flu expert and I'm not a medical professional, but I can talk about what

I do in my job and things that we're doing in to prepare for the pandemic.

Cat~

[Flu] Sars

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> > I have enjoyed reading your posts. I feel I must just say

>> something

>> > here. Nobody wants to find themselves in the midst of a pandemic,

>> > but to say that things like SARS were well contained is not

>> entirely

>> > true.

>> > I helped nurse a friend in a hospital that was deemed " clean " in

>> > 2003.

>> > I was misinformed. Days after I had left, I was told to go into

>> > quarantine, as SARS had been re detected. 12 days later

>> (quarantine

>> > lasts 10 days), I was put in isolation at the same hospital where

>> I

>> > contracted the virus.

>> > I would not wish that experience on anyone. The expectation was

>> > that people weren't going to live to tell about the mistreatment

>> and

>> > the forcing of meds on people. I never had more than an

>> antibiotic

>> > and prednisone, but was basically forced to submit to 2 days of

>> > interferon--which made me feel awful! They could never prove that

>> I

>> > had anything other than pneumonia, but having held me as they did,

>> > they desperately wanted to confirm a SARS diagnosis.

>> > I now understand unlike I ever did before, just what people with

>> > AIDS went through in the beginning.

>> > Ambulance drivers wouldn't help me, doctors had an underlying

>> > hostility and the tests that we were subjected to daily, were

>> > entirely dehumanizing. I fear that whatever plans come into play

>> > for a pandemic, we can not lose sight of the fact that people

>> don't

>> > behave predictably in case of crisis.

>> > I would dread the day that I ever allowed a family member to enter

>> a

>> > hospital. I have been preparing for this eventuality for some

>> time.

>> >

>> > Just wanted to speak from the voice of one who survived a plague

>> but

>> > is forever reminded of how lucky I was to get out alive.

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

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Hi Cat!

MY particular concerns are what can our family do to prepare for this? I

live on a farm, have well water, have the ability to stay away from most

places BUT I am currently studying to be a Medical assistant.

All info appreciated

Glenny

www.capriella.com

www.mmrer.com

My Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance

GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL*****

AOL IM: glenny

: glennycap

MSN: capriella@...

[Flu] Sars

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > I have enjoyed reading your posts. I feel I must just say

> >> something

> >> > here. Nobody wants to find themselves in the midst of a pandemic,

> >> > but to say that things like SARS were well contained is not

> >> entirely

> >> > true.

> >> > I helped nurse a friend in a hospital that was deemed " clean " in

> >> > 2003.

> >> > I was misinformed. Days after I had left, I was told to go into

> >> > quarantine, as SARS had been re detected. 12 days later

> >> (quarantine

> >> > lasts 10 days), I was put in isolation at the same hospital where

> >> I

> >> > contracted the virus.

> >> > I would not wish that experience on anyone. The expectation was

> >> > that people weren't going to live to tell about the mistreatment

> >> and

> >> > the forcing of meds on people. I never had more than an

> >> antibiotic

> >> > and prednisone, but was basically forced to submit to 2 days of

> >> > interferon--which made me feel awful! They could never prove that

> >> I

> >> > had anything other than pneumonia, but having held me as they did,

> >> > they desperately wanted to confirm a SARS diagnosis.

> >> > I now understand unlike I ever did before, just what people with

> >> > AIDS went through in the beginning.

> >> > Ambulance drivers wouldn't help me, doctors had an underlying

> >> > hostility and the tests that we were subjected to daily, were

> >> > entirely dehumanizing. I fear that whatever plans come into play

> >> > for a pandemic, we can not lose sight of the fact that people

> >> don't

> >> > behave predictably in case of crisis.

> >> > I would dread the day that I ever allowed a family member to enter

> >> a

> >> > hospital. I have been preparing for this eventuality for some

> >> time.

> >> >

> >> > Just wanted to speak from the voice of one who survived a plague

> >> but

> >> > is forever reminded of how lucky I was to get out alive.

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

> >> >

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Hi Glenny,

I think that living on a farm, away from a densely populated area could help protect you and your family...especially if you don't have to go anywhere.

There's a pan flu preparedness checklist at the CDC (link below) but it's basic stuff. Handwashing can't be stressed enough, which I'm sure you already know. Teaching your family how to correctly wash their hands can help too. I think the things we will need to do to protect ourselves will be the hardest...having enough food, water & supplies stockpiled for about 6 weeks and staying home.

N95 rated masks are an option but as was stated on the Oprah special a mask is one time use so one mask might last an entire day. I bought a package of N95 rated masks last summer. I had just bought my house and discovered the nice sized shed in my backyard was crammed full with trash and infested with mice! I wore a mask to clean it out and actually used 2 masks becuase the first one fell apart after awhile. If you've never worn one, they hot, your face gets sweaty and after a short while they really smell bad. If you want to eat or drink anything you'll have to take it off and then it's contaminated so you won't want to wear it again. Even if you don't take it off it's important to remember that the outside of the mask will become contaminated as will our hands so you'd have to remember not to touch your face.

Another thing to keep in mind is that antibacterial soap does NOT kill viruses and that hand sanitizer does NOT kill viruses. Old fashioned hand washing with soap and hot water is the best.

Speaking of masks, I saw someone selling an N95 mask for over $600!!!!

Here's the link I mentioned http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparedness.htm

Cat~www.niteflytes.us

>> Hi Cat!> > MY particular concerns are what can our family do to prepare for this? I> live on a farm, have well water, have the ability to stay away from most> places BUT I am currently studying to be a Medical assistant.> > All info appreciated> Glenny> www.capriella.com> www.mmrer.com> My Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance> > GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL*****> > AOL IM: glenny> : glennycap> MSN: capriella@e...

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In einer eMail vom 31.01.2006 12:59:17 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt capriella@...:

>what is the chance of this actually happening

my guess, based on what I've read: 10% per year, maybe more this year

and then decreasing.

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I do have another questions...is there a time table here? I mean how long do we have to get stuff together and what is the chance of this actually happening (I have been asked this question).

Glennywww.capriella.comwww.mmrer.comMy Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance

GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL*****

AOL IM: glenny: glennycapMSN: capriella@...

[Flu] Re: Digest Number 242

Hi Glenny,

I think that living on a farm, away from a densely populated area could help protect you and your family...especially if you don't have to go anywhere.

There's a pan flu preparedness checklist at the CDC (link below) but it's basic stuff. Handwashing can't be stressed enough, which I'm sure you already know. Teaching your family how to correctly wash their hands can help too. I think the things we will need to do to protect ourselves will be the hardest...having enough food, water & supplies stockpiled for about 6 weeks and staying home.

N95 rated masks are an option but as was stated on the Oprah special a mask is one time use so one mask might last an entire day. I bought a package of N95 rated masks last summer. I had just bought my house and discovered the nice sized shed in my backyard was crammed full with trash and infested with mice! I wore a mask to clean it out and actually used 2 masks becuase the first one fell apart after awhile. If you've never worn one, they hot, your face gets sweaty and after a short while they really smell bad. If you want to eat or drink anything you'll have to take it off and then it's contaminated so you won't want to wear it again. Even if you don't take it off it's important to remember that the outside of the mask will become contaminated as will our hands so you'd have to remember not to touch your face.

Another thing to keep in mind is that antibacterial soap does NOT kill viruses and that hand sanitizer does NOT kill viruses. Old fashioned hand washing with soap and hot water is the best.

Speaking of masks, I saw someone selling an N95 mask for over $600!!!!

Here's the link I mentioned http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparedness.htm

Cat~www.niteflytes.us

>> Hi Cat!> > MY particular concerns are what can our family do to prepare for this? I> live on a farm, have well water, have the ability to stay away from most> places BUT I am currently studying to be a Medical assistant.> > All info appreciated> Glenny> www.capriella.com> www.mmrer.com> My Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance> > GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL*****> > AOL IM: glenny> : glennycap> MSN: capriella@e...

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No one knows exactly when it will happen. Historically there have been flu pandemics approx every 50 years so it's not a matter of if it will happen. If it's not H5N1 it will be another strain of flu that causes the pandemic. Right now all the evidence is pointing to H5N1 being the next pandemic based on what's been happening with the virus.

Cat~www.niteflytes.us

[Flu] Re: Digest Number 242

Hi Glenny,

I think that living on a farm, away from a densely populated area could help protect you and your family...especially if you don't have to go anywhere.

There's a pan flu preparedness checklist at the CDC (link below) but it's basic stuff. Handwashing can't be stressed enough, which I'm sure you already know. Teaching your family how to correctly wash their hands can help too. I think the things we will need to do to protect ourselves will be the hardest...having enough food, water & supplies stockpiled for about 6 weeks and staying home.

N95 rated masks are an option but as was stated on the Oprah special a mask is one time use so one mask might last an entire day. I bought a package of N95 rated masks last summer. I had just bought my house and discovered the nice sized shed in my backyard was crammed full with trash and infested with mice! I wore a mask to clean it out and actually used 2 masks becuase the first one fell apart after awhile. If you've never worn one, they hot, your face gets sweaty and after a short while they really smell bad. If you want to eat or drink anything you'll have to take it off and then it's contaminated so you won't want to wear it again. Even if you don't take it off it's important to remember that the outside of the mask will become contaminated as will our hands so you'd have to remember not to touch your face.

Another thing to keep in mind is that antibacterial soap does NOT kill viruses and that hand sanitizer does NOT kill viruses. Old fashioned hand washing with soap and hot water is the best.

Speaking of masks, I saw someone selling an N95 mask for over $600!!!!

Here's the link I mentioned http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparedness.htm

Cat~www.niteflytes.us

>> Hi Cat!> > MY particular concerns are what can our family do to prepare for this? I> live on a farm, have well water, have the ability to stay away from most> places BUT I am currently studying to be a Medical assistant.> > All info appreciated> Glenny> www.capriella.com> www.mmrer.com> My Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance> > GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL*****> > AOL IM: glenny> : glennycap> MSN: capriella@e...

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It would be, I think, wise to start preparing now by stockpiling food and water. You don't have to do it all at once, so it's not a matter of shelling out a huge sum of money right off the bat. My partner and I live in San Francisco earthquake country, and we've been putting things aside for a couple of months now. We pick up stuff when we go to the market a couple of times a week. In earthquake country it's wise to have things put aside. How likely is a pandemic to happen? That's pretty hard to estimate because the disease is not spreading at all rapidly among humans and there have been no documented cases of human-human transmission. The important thing is that it be contained as quickly as possible to prevent it from spreading. Right now the disease is limited to wild birds, poultry (mostly chickens) and humans who are in close and often unsanitary contact with infected poultry. R Glenny~~Capriella <capriella@...> wrote: I do have another questions...is there a time table here? I mean how long do we have to get stuff together and what is the chance of this actually happening (I have been asked this question). Glennywww.capriella.comwww.mmrer.comMy Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL***** AOL IM: glenny: glennycapMSN: capriella@... [Flu] Re: Digest Number 242 Hi Glenny, I think that living on a farm, away from a densely populated area could help protect you and your

family...especially if you don't have to go anywhere. There's a pan flu preparedness checklist at the CDC (link below) but it's basic stuff. Handwashing can't be stressed enough, which I'm sure you already know. Teaching your family how to correctly wash their hands can help too. I think the things we will need to do to protect ourselves will be the hardest...having enough food, water & supplies stockpiled for about 6 weeks and staying home. N95 rated masks are an option but as was stated on the Oprah special a mask is one time use so one mask might last an entire day. I bought a package of N95 rated masks last summer. I had just bought my house and discovered the nice sized shed in my backyard was crammed full with trash and infested with mice! I wore a mask to clean it out and actually used 2 masks becuase the first one fell apart after awhile. If you've

never worn one, they hot, your face gets sweaty and after a short while they really smell bad. If you want to eat or drink anything you'll have to take it off and then it's contaminated so you won't want to wear it again. Even if you don't take it off it's important to remember that the outside of the mask will become contaminated as will our hands so you'd have to remember not to touch your face. Another thing to keep in mind is that antibacterial soap does NOT kill viruses and that hand sanitizer does NOT kill viruses. Old fashioned hand washing with soap and hot water is the best. Speaking of masks, I saw someone selling an N95 mask for over $600!!!! Here's the link I mentioned http://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic/preparedness.htm Cat~www.niteflytes.us >> Hi Cat!> > MY particular concerns are what can our family do to prepare for this? I> live on a farm, have well water, have the ability to stay away from most> places BUT I am currently studying to be a Medical assistant.> > All info appreciated> Glenny> www.capriella.com> www.mmrer.com> My Ebay Store http://stores.ebay.com/Share-the-Abundance> > GO STEELERS!! *** SUPERBOWL XL*****> > AOL IM: glenny> : glennycap> MSN: capriella@e... . Never place a period where God has placed a comma. - Gracie . Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. -Dr.Seuss . It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing. - Duke

Ellington

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In einer eMail vom 01.02.2006 00:30:31 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt rboylern@...:

>How likely is a pandemic to happen?

I make it 10% per year, according to what I've read

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I estimate the probability that H5N1 will go pandemic this year as 10%.

One source is: (courtesy of DemfromCT)

Download the PowerPoint presentation "Overview of the Pandemic".http://nutrition.tufts.edu/ppt/research/famine/avian_flu/Larry%20Brilliant's%20presentation%20Overview%20of%20the%20Pandemic.pptOn slide 14 and for the next few slides, you'll find some pandemic predictions re probability.

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What does 10% per year mean exactly? What did you read that led you to believe that it was 10% per year?

Re: [Flu] Re: Digest Number 242

In einer eMail vom 01.02.2006 00:30:31 Westeuropäische Normalzeit schreibt rboylern@...:

>How likely is a pandemic to happen?

I make it 10% per year, according to what I've read