{"id":1087,"date":"2009-01-08T02:18:21","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T06:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=1087"},"modified":"2009-01-08T02:18:21","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T06:18:21","slug":"washington-state-budget-cuts-target-pesticide-poisoning-surveillance-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2009\/01\/washington-state-budget-cuts-target-pesticide-poisoning-surveillance-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington State Budget Cuts Target Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\">(<em>Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, January 8, 2009) Washington State\u2019s model health protection programs are expected to be hit hard by Governor Chris Gregoire\u2019s proposed budget cuts despite the minimal costs of running these essential programs, according to local activists in the state. The governor\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofm.wa.gov\/budget09\/detail\/default.asp\">proposed budget<\/a> will decimate the Washington Department of Health (DOH) Pesticide Program, including the Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking (PIRT) program, and the state\u2019s Poison Control Center. Farm workers, children and the uninsured will likely be most affected. The proposed budget imposes almost no cuts to entities supported by the agrochemical industry. <\/p>\n<p>According to Carol Dansereau, an attorney with the Farm Worker Pesticide Project, and Liesl Zappler, PIRT Panel\u2019s public member, the proposed cuts will eliminate half of the DOH\u2019s Pesticide Program staff. DOH staff-time goes to pesticide incident interviews, toxicology research, sampling, gathering medical and spray records, analyzing and reviewing data, transmitting data, and writing reports including the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doh.wa.gov\/ehp\/Pirt\/\">PIRT report<\/a>. DOH also works with growers and applicators to prevent accidental poisonings. The proposed DOH budget cuts also explicitly eliminate the PIRT Panel and its reporting requirements even though the PIRT Panel activities costs\u2019 are minimal. Last year, DOH contributed $13,000 to PIRT; and with cuts instituted this year, the total cost is approximately $7,600 for a part-time coordinator. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doh.wa.gov\/ehp\/Pirt\/\">PIRT<\/a> was created by the Washington State Legislature to address issues of health and environmental impacts from pesticide use and misuse.<\/p>\n<p>PIRT has been under assault from pro-pesticide groups. In addition, controversy has surrounded the Panel\u2019s toxicologist position. Last year, Governor Gregoire appointed Charles Timchalk, Ph.D., a scientist who works with Dow Chemical Company, to the Panel\u2019s toxicologist position instead of reappointing Steven Gilbert, Ph.D., director and founder of the non-profit Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders. (Dr. Gilbert was instrumental in persuading PIRT to endorse pesticide drift monitoring.) After the news media <a href=\"http:\/\/seattlepi.nwsource.com\/local\/363324_pesticide16.html\">reported<\/a> on the new appointee\u2019s financial conflicts of interest, he resigned before what would have been his first meeting. For over seven months, Governor Gregoire has left the toxicologist position on the Panel unfilled, despite available candidates without financial conflicts of interest. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe elimination of PIRT,\u201d states Ms. Dansereau, \u201cis a political move falsely presented as a fiscal measure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed budget cuts will also reduce funding for the Washington Poison Center by 50 percent to $1million although it is critical in referring pesticide poisoning cases to DOH.  Poison Control Centers produce significant savings to the community by preventing expensive care at emergency rooms, and reducing the length of hospital stays. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Washington State has one of the best pesticide poisoning surveillance programs in the country, it matches and may even exceed is some aspects California\u2019s excellent program,&#8221; states Geoffrey M. Calvert, MD, MPH, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. &#8220;It&#8217;s unfortunate it&#8217;s under attack.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Data compiled from these Washington State programs are vital in establishing a statewide and national perspective on pesticides\u2019 impact on public health and the environment. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=986\">a recent multi-state assessment study<\/a> of acute pesticide poisonings among agricultural workers by Dr. Calvert used data pooled from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) and NIOSH\u2019s Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risks-Pesticides (SENSOR-Pesticides) program, which collects information from ten state health departments, including Washington State\u2019s. The study finds the pesticide poisoning incidence rate among U.S. agricultural workers to be thirty-nine times higher than the incidence rate found in all other industries combined. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/news\/daily_news_archive\/2005\/07_27_05.htm\">A 2005 study<\/a> finding that that students and school employees are poisoned by pesticide use at schools and from drift off of neighboring farmlands also used surveillance data from Washington States\u2019 DOH PIRT program as part of the SENSOR data, CDPR and Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS).<\/p>\n<p><strong>TAKE ACTION<\/strong>: Contact Governor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.governor.wa.gov\/contact\/\">Chris Gregoire<\/a> and share your views on the importance of such health programs and its national impact. For Washington State residents, also contact <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/DistrictFinder\/Default.aspx\">your state legislators<\/a> and Representative <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leg.wa.gov\/house\/chopp\/\">Frank Chopp<\/a>, Speaker of the House, asking them to restore adequate funding to DOH, PIRT and the Washington Poison Center so they can continue to protect the health and safety of Washington\u2019s citizens.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, January 8, 2009) Washington State\u2019s model health protection programs are expected to be hit hard by Governor Chris Gregoire\u2019s proposed budget cuts despite the minimal costs of running these essential programs, according to local activists in the state. The governor\u2019s proposed budget will decimate the Washington Department of Health (DOH) Pesticide Program, including the Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking (PIRT) program, and the state\u2019s Poison Control Center. Farm workers, children and the uninsured will likely be most affected. The proposed budget imposes almost no cuts to entities supported by the agrochemical industry. According to Carol Dansereau, an attorney with the Farm Worker Pesticide Project, and Liesl Zappler, PIRT Panel\u2019s public member, the proposed cuts will eliminate half of the DOH\u2019s Pesticide Program staff. DOH staff-time goes to pesticide incident interviews, toxicology research, sampling, gathering medical and spray records, analyzing and reviewing data, transmitting data, and writing reports including the PIRT report. DOH also works with growers and applicators to prevent accidental poisonings. The proposed DOH budget cuts also explicitly eliminate the PIRT Panel and its reporting requirements even though the PIRT Panel activities costs\u2019 are minimal. 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The founders, who established Beyond Pesticides (originally as National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) as a nonprofit membership organization in 1981, felt that without the existence of such an organized, national network, local, state and national pesticide policy would become, under chemical industry pressure, increasingly unresponsive to public health and environmental concerns. Beyond Pesticides believes that people must have a voice in decisions that affect them directly. We believe decisions should not be made for us by chemical companies or by decision-makers who either do not have all of the facts or refuse to consider them. Learn more about our work, read A Year in Review\u20142021, our accomplishments are your victories! Beyond Pesticides seeks to protect healthy air, water, land, and food for ourselves and future generations. By forging ties with governments, nonprofits, and people who rely on these natural resources, we reduce the need for unnecessary pesticide use and protect public health and the environment. Beyond Pesticides provides hands-on services to the public and supports local action by: identifying and interpreting hazards; and, designing safe pest management programs. With the information provided by Beyond Pesticides, people may not only be able to make informed choices and adopt practices that protect themselves and their families from unnecessary exposure to pesticides, but they will be able to effect changes on community-wide pest management decisions and policies that govern pesticide use, such as pesticide uses in parks, schools, for community insect control and along roadsides. 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