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Photo by Science for the People on September 07, 2026. May be a graphic of magazine, poster, banner and text that says 'MAGAZINE: VOL.12 INTERVIEW XTH MOLLY CauE, ACTIVIST FOR THE OCAW By THE EDITORIAL COLLECTIVE In this interview, Molly Coye then health activist and advisor for Oil, Chemical Atomic Workers nternational Union, highlights the general disregard for worker occupational health and safety the U.S and sharply contrasts the U.S. systems with those of Cuba, where she travelled extensively observing Cuban occupational health systems. Of special note Cuba the education of workers about health issues related to chemical and physical exposure, awareness about stress and mental health among workers, and the training practitioners on occupational healthcare SFTP ARCHIVES: CИBA SERIES'.
Photo by Science for the People on September 07, 2026. May be a graphic of standing, poster and text that says '" AWARENESS OF WORKERS IN CИBA OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IS SO MИCH HIGHER THAN THE WORKERS IIN THE ม.ธ.). FOR EXAMPLE, OUTSIDE OF SANTIAGO DE CИBA I SPENT TIME TALKING ΨΤΗ AGRICULTURAL FIELD WORKERS, AND THEy KNEW MORE ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE EXPOSURE THAN MOST WORKERS I'VE TALKED KTH IN CALIFORNIA. THEY MONITOR EXPOSURE 84 MEANS OF CHOLINESTERASE TESTING EVERY THREE MONTHS, AND THEy HAVE FOR 18 YEARS. SFTP ARCHIVES: CUBA SERIES'.
Photo by Science for the People on September 07, 2026. May be a graphic of poster, banner, magazine and text that says '" THE ORGANIZATION OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROMOTES AWARENESS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE COMMUNITY AND FACTORY. BEYOND THE FACT THAT ALL WORKERS HAVE FREE HEALTH CARE, ECH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER 'POLYCLINICS SWHAT THEY'RE CALLED-ISRESPONSIBLE CALLED- ISRESPONSIBLE FOR FORSANITATIONOF SANITAT ALL WORKPLACES ITS AREA. THEy DO INSPECTIONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO ENUMERATE HAZARDS AND, IN HE CASE OF NATIONAL PRIORITY HAZARDS, DO MEDICAL TESTING. 總秘草品肌品風品品 SFTP ARCHIVES: CuBA SERIES'.
Photo by Science for the People on September 07, 2026. May be an image of poster, stethoscope, hospital and text that says '" ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS [IN ИA] HAVE A UNIT ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ALL SPEND SEVERAL WEEKS ROTATION TIMEIN WORKPLACES. ALL THEIR TRAINING IN POLYCLINICS INCLUDES NOTING THE WORK OF EVERY PERSON WHO COMES IN. THERE ARE RESIDENCIES IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE OFFERED IN THE TWO MEDICAL CENTERS AND MAN GO ABROAD FOR TRAINING IN OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PRIMARILY TO BULGARIA. SFTP ARCHIVES: CИBA SERIES'.
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Posted On: September 7th 2026, 04:26 pm
Our third entry in the SftP Cuba in the Archives series is this interview from 1980 with Molly Coye, at the time a health activist for the Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers International Union, who spent much time in Cuba observing their occupational health systems (and their many triumphs over U.S. systems).

Head to our blog (or click the link in our bio) to read the article and see the full digitized magazine issue!

The art on the cover slide is remixed from art originally published in the same magazine issue as the article - credit to G. Frederick/LNS.

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