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CAL POISON: How to be safe from pesticides at work (video)
California Safe Cosmetics Program
http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/cosmetics/Pages/default.aspx
An online, searchable database that allows salon workers and others to learn about and report toxic chemicals found in nail salon products and other cosmetics.
COMIC: Poco Veneno...¿No Mata?
Features a story about a family with a child who was poisoned in the home by pesticides. Through the family’s encounter with a local clinic and an in-home visit from the neighborhood promotora de salud, the Spanish comic book offers information on what pesticides are, why one should be concerned about pesticide exposures, how to minimize pesticide exposures and how to respond to a pesticide poisoning. Produced by MCN, CERM, Paso del Norte Health Foundation.
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- Poco veneno... ¿No mata? ( 6 Mb )
COMIC: ¡Cuídate! Una Guía Para Prevenir Lesiones Musculares En El Trabajo
¡Cuídate! is a patient education resource aimed at preventing musculoskeletal injuries among farmworkers. The comic book is available in English and Spanish.
Guidelines for Children Working in Agriculture - NAGCAT
http://www.nagcat.org/nagcat/default.aspx?page=nagcat_guidelines_posters
Guidelines for parents to match child's growth and development with the requirements of different farm chores in order to lessen the risk of farm related disease or injury in children and teenagers. North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks was developed by the National Children's Center for Rural Agricultural Health and Safety.
Heat Related Illness
http://deohs.washington.edu/pnash/heat_illness
The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center offers a comprehensive resource section on heat stress and related illnesses.
Heat Stress Fotonovela
Photonovelas in English and Spanish. Produced by the North Carolina Farmworker Project.
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- Heat Illness Novela English ( 1 Mb )
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- Heat Illness Novela Spanish ( 1 Mb )
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- fotonovela directions ( 79 Kb )
Influenza in Workers and Pigs
OSHA facts sheet and guidance for commercial swine farmers and pork producers. Bilingual "quick card" to assist with worker protection.
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- OSHA FACTSHEET INFLUENZA IN WORKERS PIGS ( 60 Kb )
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- OSHA SWINE WORKERS QUICKCARD ( 2 Mb )
Mercury in Skin Cream
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 ( 106 Kb )
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- Patient Education MercuryCream Eng Esp 2010 ( 225 Kb )
Mixteco Pesticide Safety Videos
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