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.
copy deeplink A Little Bit of Poison...Will It Kill You?: Comic book and Manual
A Little Bit of Poison...Will It Kill You?: Comic book and Manual
Files
- 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)
copy deeplink Environmental Health Training Modules for Promotoras
Environmental Health Training Modules for PromotorasBilingual 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.
copy deeplink Pesticide Educational Materials for Promotoras - Wake Forest University
Pesticide Educational Materials for Promotoras - Wake Forest Universityhttp://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.
copy deeplink Radio Novelas- Las Historias de Melesio/Spanish Radio Novelas about Environmental Health(En Español)
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.
Pesticide and Pregnancy Handout, English and Spanish, from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Files
- PesticideandPregnancyHandoutEnglish.pdf (3.45 MB)
- PesticideandPregnancyHandoutSpanish.pdf (3.79 MB)
copy deeplink Protocol for the Managment of Patients on Depo-Provera
Protocol for the Managment of Patients on Depo-ProveraSample protocol for the clinical management of patients on Depo-Provera. Can be used in conjuction with the protocol for Depo injection found in the nursing protocol section.
Files
- 371_Prot.Depo.doc (32.5 KB)
Sample clinic policy for working with patients who have been sexually assaulted.
Files
- 225_SexualAssault.doc (22.5 KB)
Decision tree outlining protocol for treatment of cholesterolemia.
Files
- 98_Cholesterolemia.pdf (45.61 KB)
copy deeplink Protocol for Managing and Treating Osteoporosis (Spanish)
Protocol for Managing and Treating Osteoporosis (Spanish)Decision tree outlining the protocol for managing and treating osteoporosis in Spanish.
Files
- 97_OsteoporosisSpanish.pdf (18.39 KB)