Subsistence fishing among resettled immigrants and refugees in Vermont

Exposure to contaminants in fish, such as mercury and persistent organic pollutants have wide-ranging adverse health effects. Immigrant and refugee communities often have less knowledge of these risks due to a lack of appropriate education and outreach, and may be at greater risk of exposure to contaminants in fish, especially if they practice subsistence fishing. This talk reports our survey and focus group results on the local fishing and fish-eating behavior and subsequent contaminant exposure risk among residents in Burlington, Vermont.