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AAPSE Update December 2012 SFIREG

AAPSE Update December 2012 SFIREG. M. J. Weaver, Ph.D. AAPSE President Elect Professor & Director Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs Blacksburg, Virginia. Topics. Stakeholder Committee on Funding Professional Development Spring AAPCO Journal Solicitation of Papers Membership.

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AAPSE Update December 2012 SFIREG

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  1. AAPSE UpdateDecember 2012 SFIREG M. J. Weaver, Ph.D. AAPSE President Elect Professor & Director Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs Blacksburg, Virginia

  2. Topics • Stakeholder Committee on Funding • Professional Development • Spring AAPCO • Journal Solicitation of Papers • Membership

  3. National Stakeholder Team for Pesticide Safety Education Program Funding • 35-40 team members • Chaired by: • Carol Somody, Syngenta • Liza Fleeson, VDACS – Office of Pesticide Services • Team will look at funding issue to determine solutions • AAPSE – 9 members serving, discussions • Industry, SLA, Federal stakeholders

  4. Professional Development • Expand role in professional development • Every other year • AAPSE workshop at a regional location • Complement NPATC Workshop • Compatible with regional meetings • South, NE, West, and North Central • Rotate from region to region • Other opportunities • Webinars, teleconferences, etc. • Mini-grants to states to host activities

  5. Spring AAPCO • AAPSE working with AAPCO to support spring workshop • Canvasing membership to determine: • Role in Food Safety • Role in Fracking Safety • Other topics of mutual interest

  6. Need more authors • 2012 (Volume 14) articles – so far… • Custom web-based pesticide recordkeeping for UF/IFAS faculty and staff. – Fishel • Low-cost method of estimating outreach-based changes in recommended practices. – Brown • Pairing epidemiological research results with a practical message to improve pesticide applicators’ personal safety practices. – Brown, Ramsay, Foss • A survey of pest problems and pesticide use in California childcare centers, including Healthy Schools Act compliance.– Messenger, Leonard, Dodson, Bradman

  7. Article Types • Research Study • Program Description • Literature Review • Templates and Tools • Review or Critique* • Literary Note* • Commentary* • Article Response* * short article – 500 to 1,000 words

  8. Join AAPSE! 175 total members NPATC - Portland, Oregon - 2011

  9. AAPSE FACTS • Involved in local, regional, tribal, national PSE & certification issues • Voice on current issues facing members. • Professional development opportunities. • Communication • AAPSE liaisons • AAPSE listserv • Journal of Pesticide Safety Education • Reach 2 million people annually • inner city to rural communities • Train 500,000 private & commercial applicators annually • Source of education and educational media • Enhance public health, security, safety, and the environment

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