Adjustable fit headgear was designed in cooperation with Oklahoma and tested in a field study. Family Pesticide Safety educational leaflets and a slide set on personal protective equipment and work clothing were prepared. A fact sheet for consumers and a leader guide for adults to use with youth on textiles for sun protection were prepared. Various manuscr ip ts are in process . Both hats were field tested by lif e guards at two local Oklahoma pools who alternated wearing the hats with cooling and without cooling, over a 3-week period of time.
Data analyses are underway .
Oklahoma and Iowa cooperated on a second field test, testing two sun protective headgear styles, one developed by Oklahoma and one develop e d by Iowa, and both manufactured for field testing. Volunteers from Oklahoma State University's Grounds Department and Iowa's State Univer s ity Extension staff are subjects in thi s on-going study . All rights reserved.