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Parkinson's Awareness Month

Contribute to a future without Pesticides. Contribute to a future without Parkinson’s.

In recent years, the impact of pesticides on human health has aroused great interest in the general population and among their main users, farmers. For the past two years, Parkinson Québec has been working with numerous groups on this major societal issue.

For nearly 40 years, research has been documenting the link between exposure to pesticides and the development of the disease, particularly in farmers. Their risk of developing Parkinson’s disease is doubled.

In April 2021, the Quebec government has just recognised Parkinson’s disease as an occupational disease, thus acknowledging the harm caused to people exposed to pesticides who have developed Parkinson’s disease. Following the example of France and Sweden, the Quebec government is finally siding with the victims.

The fight does not end there.
During Parkinson’s Awareness Month, we want to increase our efforts to make you aware of the dangers of pesticides and the solutions available. You can make a difference and join the fight to say no to pesticides and thus stop the development of Parkinson’s disease.

#Pesticides&Parkinsons
#AllConcerned

We are all concerned by the risks associated with pesticides:

Our goals:

Raise awareness of the risks of developing Parkinson’s disease from pesticides and take action to create a future without them.

Make as many people as possible aware of the risks of developing Parkinson’s disease.

Make known the good practices for moving away from pesticides.

Recognition of the disease as an occupational disease (success in March 2021).

Creation of a compensation fund for victims of pesticides.

ONLINE CONFERENCE
Pesticides & Parkinson’s : The Dangers & the Solutions

Since your health is of the utmost importance, we have decided to bring together, thursday, 15, april the most seasoned speakers
on these 2 intrinsically linked themes:

  • Pesticides,
  • Parkinson’s disease.

Our role is to support the people affected by Parkinson’s disease, but it is our duty to warn you about the risks of pesticides so that you have all knowledge in hand such that you never need the support of Parkinson Québec.
Many points were discussed in order to make you aware of the dangers of pesticides for your health and of the existing solutions you can implement to remove pesticides from your daily life and adopt good practices in your everyday routine.

Le saviez-vous?

Attention à l’exposition à l’intérieur du domicile.

Cette dernière est parfois supérieure à l’exposition professionnelle, mais elle n’est contrôlée par aucune réglementation. Trente jours d’exposition à vie à des herbicides à l’intérieur de la maison multiplient le risque par 1.7.
L’exposition résidentielle, dans les 500 mètres d’un lieu d’application d’une association de roténone, manèbe, et de zirame, double presque ce risque

Les enfants sont particulièrement à risque. 

Les expositions aux pesticides pendant les phases de neurodéveloppement (foetus, enfance et adolescence) contribuent au développement de la maladie de Parkinson en endommageant le système dopaminergique et en augmentant sa sensibilité aux expositions ultérieures.

L’exposition pendant l’enfance multiplie jusqu’à 6 fois le risque de développer la maladie de Parkinson.

Testimonial of Serge, victim of pesticides.

Discover the sincere, authentic and hopeful testimony of Serge who has decided to share with you:
– His journey against the disease
– His fight against pesticides
By giving himself up to you, Serge wishes to testify but also to give you a little of his strength to continue the fight.
 

Le témoignage poignant de Serge, victime des pesticides

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