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INDIGENOUS POPULATION AGRICULTURAL WORKERS Ecohealth ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HEALTH HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE

Pesticide use in banana and plantain production and risk perception among local actors in Talamanca, Costa Rica

The Talamanca County in Costa Rica has large-scale banana and small-scale plantain production, probably causing pesticide exposure in indigenous children.
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Saturday, July 2, 2011 - 04:00
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CHILDREN PESTICIDES BANANAS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Ecohealth ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations

Results suggest that the general living environment of children from the banana village is contaminated with chlorpyrifos, detected in air, soil, surface water, mattress and house dust samples, and in all the hand and foot wash samples.
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Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 04:00
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HEALTH POLICY Social protection UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WELFARE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE DEMOCRATIZATION HEALTH INSURANCE GOVERNMENT POLICY PUBLIC HEALTH

Promoting universal financial protection : a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000)

Universal health coverage (UHC) has been achieved in Costa Rica because it was supported at the highest political level within a favourable socio-economic and political context.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013 - 05:00

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Pesticide use in banana and plantain production and risk perception among local actors in Talamanca, Costa Rica

Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations

Promoting universal financial protection : a policy analysis of universal health coverage in Costa Rica (1940–2000)