The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety - Organization that addresses health and safety issues of children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments. Offers numerous resources.
This organization has a wide variety of information about the health effects of toxic chemicals on children. Produced Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it Into Practice, and an environmental resource guide of organizations active in the field of children's environmental health
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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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This Community Health Worker manual (English/Spanish) offers information about health risks from pesticide exposure and ways to lessen these risks. It includes useful information and tips to successfully work in the community.
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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.