A Reflection: Farmworker Reality Tour

A Reflection: Farmworker Reality Tour

By Barbara Sattler We, nurses, and others arrived at the small-scale strawberry farm with others who were participating in a “Farmworker Tour” sponsored by the Center for Farmworker Families in Watsonville, CA. Ann Lopez, the Center’s Executive Director, welcomed us...
The Ugly Side of Pesticides

The Ugly Side of Pesticides

Even before birth, parents do everything they can to keep their children safe. Expecting mothers avoid alcohol and refrain from eating specific types of seafood to avoid high levels of mercury, a known neurotoxicant.  Unfortunately, there are things in the...
The Heat’s On

The Heat’s On

As nurses, we know that the repercussions of heat can go way beyond the acute impacts of a week of extreme heat. Record heat year after year has created the conditions for chronic dehydration among outdoor workers. This, in turn, is being associated with a significant...
Endangered Species: Urban Youth

Endangered Species: Urban Youth

From Oakland, CA, to Baltimore, MD, Youth are on Fire about Climate Change Youth Vs Apocalypse From Oakland, CA to Baltimore, MD, America’s youth are finding their voice and they are not happy with the way we, grown-ups, have been taking care of practically anything...