TECHNICAL REPORT BASELINE HEALTH PROFILING AMONG TOBACCO FARMERS IN ILOCOS REGION Unit 12, 4th Floor, Castro Building, Luis Sianghio corner K1st Street, Kamuning, Quezon City 1103 Tel/Fax: +632.2390038 Email Address:
[email protected] PROJECT INFORMATION PROJECT TITLE BASELINE HEALTH PROFILING AMONG TOBACCO FARMERS IN ILOCOS REGION, PHILIPPINES QUARTER COVERED December 2017 To March 15, 2018 REPORT COMPLETED BY Ma Encarnita B. Limpin, MD, Executive Director Action On Smoking And Health Philippines, Inc SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES a. To describe the socio-demographic profile of tobacco farmers b. To describe their farming practices and characterize the environmental exposure of tobacco farmers c. To determine the common occupational health problems afflicting tobacco farmers, including possible green tobacco sickness d. To determine if an association exists between their tobacco farming practices and current occupational health problems in the area e. Recommend action areas to minimize significant adverse impacts on health and environment PROJECT AMOUNT USD 10,000-WHO Funding with Counterpart from DOH R1 LOCATION Region 1, Philippines DURATION OF PROJECT 2 Years (December 2017 to November 2019) Summary: After a series of meetings with our government partners (Department of Health, DOH and Department of Agriculture, DA) in Region 1, we were able to gather the following informations: From the Department of Agriculture (DA): • October marks the beginning of the region’s dry season: A perfect weather to start seedling followed by planting