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evaluation of environmental stresses in<br />

organizations and its surrounding communities.<br />

I have developed the presentation in different<br />

topics, some of them are very--do have a<br />

sectorial approach to them. I would like to<br />

know--I would like to mention that some of<br />

167<br />

these topics, are topics that have already been<br />

intervened by <strong>NIOSH</strong> and the scientific<br />

community. But some of those findings have not<br />

been translated into practice. And my<br />

intention is to actually motivate--those are<br />

going to be developing these resources agenda<br />

to move into the RTP section that NORA stands<br />

<strong>for</strong>.<br />

In terms of the general concerns, we have<br />

interest in the epidemiology post-studies that<br />

look at sico-social nature of cumulative trauma<br />

disorders, specifically among “latinos”<br />

employees. As well as a epidemiology study<br />

that look at the impact of the change into the<br />

new record keeping standard that went on, on<br />

2001. We believe that these changes actually<br />

perclude us from getting real inteligence in<br />

terms of where and what type of injuries we are

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