Health Education Resources
Pesticides may affect a person’s health if they enter the body through breathing, contact with the skin or eyes, eating, or drinking. Symptoms of pesticide illness can appear right away, which is known as pesticide poisoning. But sometimes it may take months, or years for symptoms to develop.
For Health Care Providers
Caring for Agricultural Workers
California Medical Supervision Program
For Community Health Workers and Other Patient Advocates
How to help someone exposed to pesticides
Brochures
Forms
For Patients
How pesticides can affect your health
Videos
- Can pesticides affect your health (Spanish)
- You were exposed to pesticides and don’t know what to do (Spanish)
- First aid for pesticide exposure (Spanish) (Hmong) (Mixtec)
- What to do if you spill pesticides on your clothes or shoes (Spanish) (Hmong)
- Possible long-term health effects of pesticide exposure (Spanish) (Hmong) (Mixtec)
- Who is most sensitive to pesticide exposure (Spanish) (Hmong) (Mixtec)
How to reduce your exposure to pesticides at work
How to reduce your exposure to pesticides at home
For California Native American Tribes
Pesticides impact Tribes in unique ways. Learn how exposure affects health and cultural practices. Visit the Pesticides and California Tribes Story Map.
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Contact OEHHA at Pesticides@oehha.ca.gov or (510) 622-3200 to request free health education materials.