California Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control has identified several cases of mercury toxicity linked to the use of adulterated, unlabelled face creams in the Latino community.
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- CDPH_Health_Alert_Mercury_Skin_Cream_2010.pdf (103.47 KB)
- Patient_Education_MercuryCream_Eng_Esp_2010.pdf (219.79 KB)
A bilingual training kit for community health workers to educate families about in home pesticide safety. Includes a step-by-step facilitator guide with handouts and a power point slide slow. Developed by the Center for Environmental Resource Management at UTEP for US-Mexico border residents.
Un paquete bilingue para ayudar a trabajadores comunitarios de la salud a educar familias sobre la forma segura de usar pesticidas en el hogar. Hay instrucciones paso a paso, los materiales para distribuir y la presentación para mostrarse estan disponibles en Español. Estas pláticas se enfocan a los residentes de la frontera EU-México y fue realizado por el Centro para la Administración de Recursos Ambientales de la Universidad de Texas en El Paso.
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- Pesticide_Trainers_Guide_Eng_2010.pdf (649.11 KB)
- Pesticida_Guia_Platica_ESP_2010.pdf (628.31 KB)
- Community_Pesticide_Presentation_ENG_2010.ppt (2.37 MB)
- Comunidad_Pesticida_Presentacion_ESP_2010.ppt (2.49 MB)
Photonovelas in English and Spanish. Produced by the North Carolina Farmworker Project.
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- Heat_Illness_Novela_English.pdf (1.41 MB)
- Heat_Illness_Novela_Spanish.pdf (1.42 MB)
- fotonovela_directions.doc (77.5 KB)
The CA Department of Pesticide Regulation provides videos in Mixteco about pesticide safety. Contact Charlene Martens to get copies or more information: (916) 445-4261 cmartens@cdpr.ca.gov
Educational comic book about the sources of indoor pollution and ways to minimize exposure. Offers safe alternatives to clean homes. English and Spanish.
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- BreathingEasyComicEng.pdf (2.36 MB)
- UnaCasaLibreDeProblemasRespiratorias.pdf (2.85 MB)
This pesticide comic book targets migrant and seasonal farmworker families to educate parents about children's risks to pesticide exposure and ways to minimize these risks. The latest edition is currently only available Spanish though we are working on releasing an updated version of the comic in English.
We are currently "sold out" of our printed pesticide comic book. We are looking for additional funding. In the meantime, please download an e-copy.
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- PesticidesNearbyButHealthyENG_2007_0.pdf (1.33 MB)
- AUNQUE-CERCA-SANO-2020_PRINT.pdf (21.69 MB)
A Spanish language trifold with pesticide safety information.
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- TrCaptico_pesticidas.pdf (7.28 MB)
A Spanish language comic books that explains the dangers of pesticides and offers practical, less toxic approaches to pest control. Produced by the Center for Environmental Resource Management at UTEP.
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The manual is a guide that can be used by community workers, educators, and health promoters for their educational activities in the community. It provides information on the risks of exposure to environmental contaminants and pesticides and ways to reduce those risks. It also includes useful information and tips for working in the community.
As for the comic book, community workers, educators and health promoters can use it as an educational tool to inform their community about the risks of environmental contaminants and pesticides.
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- pocovenenocomicless20.pdf (16.8 MB)
- A LITTLE POISON WILL IT KILL YOU_June-2019.pdf (5.14 MB)
- Poco Veneno No Mata 2nd Edition - June2019.pdf (5.27 MB)
Bilingual training modules on Asthma, Lead, Pesticides, Water and Sanitation and Popular Education. Produced by Farmworker Justice as part of their Clean Environment for Healthy Kids. Contributing authors include Amy Liebman, Shelley Davis and Virginia Ruiz.
Radio Novelas- Las Historias de Melesio/Spanish Radio Novelas about Environmental Health(En Español)
Spanish radio novelas called, Las Historias de Melesio. With funding from the EPA Region III, MCN partnered with Rural Family Development of the Virginia Council of Churches to produce five radio novelas to promote environmental health information.
Note: All files are .mp3 type. To download and then listen, right-click and select "Save target as..." on the desired link above. To listen inside of the browser without downloading, simply click the desired link.
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http://www.wfubmc.edu/Research/Family-Medicine/Pesticide-Promotora.htm
Pesticide educational materials for promotoras and the community. Includes promotora lesson plans and consumer educational materials about pesticide safety and can be purchased from Wake Forest University.