This resource helps you address stigmatization by providing best practices for inhibiting and the actions to take when you encounter stigmatization when new infectious diseases and illness emerge.

Early in an outbreak, such as the 2009 H1N1 outbreak, groups of people, places, and animals can be singled out and will be at risk of being stigmatized by association with the threat this virus poses. Groups are stigmatized by an infectious disease when the risk of infection to others is not present or remote but the association of the risk is magnified by others for that population group, or place or animal.

Outlines the knowledge and skills that health professionals need to have about pesticides. This document is part of a national initiative aimed at ensuring that pesticides issues become integral elements of education and practice of primary care providers. English and Spanish

Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides provides pesticide fact sheets, action alerts and information on what to do in a pesticide emergency.

Pesticide Action Network of North America - promotes healthier, more effective pest management and houses the Pesticide Action Network Pesticide Database - a database of pesticide toxicity and regulatory information. The reference section provides general information about pesticides and their health effects.

A Spanish language trifold with pesticide safety information.

El manual es una guía que pueden usar los trabajadores comunitarios, educadores y promotores de salud durante sus actividades educativas en la comunidad. Ofrece información sobre los riesgos de la exposición a los contaminantes ambientales y plaguicidas y las formas de reducir esos riesgos. También incluye información y consejos útiles para trabajar en la comunidad. 

En cuanto al libro cómico, los trabajadores comunitarios, educadores y promotores de salud pueden usarlo como una herramienta educativa para informar a su comunidad sobre los riesgos de los contaminantes ambientales y los plaguicidas.