Limited scope grant agreement between the United States of America acting through the Regional Office for Central American Programs (ROCAP) on behalf of the Agency for International Development (AID) and the Institute of Nutrition for Central America and Panama

About 50 people will participate in the workshop, including representatives from each country"s ministry of health and national agro-chemical organizations. Lecture topics will include: (1) an overview of pesticides use and how it affects public and environmental health; (2) the agro-chemical industry"s process of developing toxicological data prior to registering a product; (3) the toxicology of herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides; (4) the chronic affects of pesticide intoxications; (5) the risk and prevention of pesticide intoxications; and (6) the importance of recognizing and first aid treatment of poisoning. The objectives of the workshop will be to determine the content for a correspondence course on pesticide intoxications and their prevention. Workshop participants will also establish a methodology for tracking pesticide intoxications.