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bilingual LEAF materials

The LEAF Flipchart has been approved by EPA, it cannot be altered otherwise it will have to be re-submitted to EPA for a new approval number. 

**To use and/or re-use the flipchart illustrations please submit a request to Melanie Forti at forti@afop.org

Pesticide residues from the plants and soil where farmworkers spend much of their day pose serious health risks for them.  Often invisible to the naked eye, the residues cling to skin, clothing, hats, boots, tools, lunch coolers, car seats, and any other items in the work environment.

Farmworkers often do not even realize they are bringing these residues into their homes, where their children are then exposed to toxic substances that can make them sick.  Sometimes workers will bring pesticides used at work to their home to take care of a pest problem.  These products are not for residential use and are very dangerous to families when used in the home.  All of the situations mentioned above are known as take home exposure.

Currently, AFOP’s Health & Safety Programs has a Limiting Exposure Around Families (LEAF) curriculum, which seeks to mitigate and increase awareness of these take home exposure risks to families through a training curriculum and other educational materials.  All training and materials are in a bilingual, low-literacy format that offers advice on how to reduce or even eliminate the possibility of exposing their children to pesticide residues

AFOP’s H&S network of trainers dedicate their time to train farmworker families on how to prevent pesticide exposure at home

AFOP’s H&S network of trainers dedicate their time to train farmworker families on how to prevent pesticide exposure at home Every year over 9,000 farmworkers receive LEAF training On average, 25% of LEAF training attendees are women.