La Isla Network published a study on incident kidney injury among burned cane cutters at Ingenio San Antonio across four harvests, showing that incident kidney injury fell from 21% to 1%.
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"O desafio agora é como agir depois do alerta." The challenge now is how to act after the alert. That is Manisha Bhinge, Vice President for Health at The Rockefeller Fou…
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La Isla Network
Protecting workers, reducing risk, and driving efficiency.
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- Research Services
- Location
- Washington, US
- Company size
- 11–50 employees
About La Isla Network
La Isla Network is an NGO working at the intersection of resilience, efficiency, and occupational health comprised of an international, interdisciplinary team of researchers, policymakers, communicators, data scientists and more. We develop and implement data-driven worker protection and management assessment protocols to improve the resiliency of workforces and businesses to heat stress. Our work is recognized by best-in-class researchers, industry leaders and government and multilateral institutions like the ILO.
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La Isla Network measured the incidence of incident kidney injury among burned cane cutters at the Ingenio San Antonio sugar mill in Nicaragua.
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La Isla Network measured kidney function loss in workers who suffered an injury event at the Ingenio San Antonio sugar mill in Nicaragua.
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La Isla Network conducted a measurement of heat and work conditions at a watermelon farm in Texas.
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