Pesticide Watch and Pesticide Watch Education Fund - Sister organizations dedicated to fighting dangerous pesticide use in California communities.

Pesticide Watch and Pesticide Watch Education Fund - Sister organizations dedicated to fighting dangerous pesticide use in California communities.

Surveillance data show that pesticide-related illness is an important cause of acute morbidity among migrant farm workers in California. Exposures occur in various ways (e.g., residues, drift), suggesting that the use of pesticides creates a hazardous work environment for all farm workers  Improved education for health care providers should be a priority.

This English educational comic book targets migrant and seasonal farmworker families to educate parents about children's risks to pesticide exposure and ways to minimize these risks. To view the Spanish version, search for "Aunque Cerca...Sano."