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Recipes
Pesticide Exposure
Heat Stress
Diabetes & Obesity
Stress/Mental Health
STIs
Family Communication-Sex
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Pesticide Exposure
Pesticide exposure refers to physical contact with chemicals used to kill insects, rodents, and weeds that might harm our crops and our health.
Recipes — Each of the following activities are available in .pdf for you to easily download or print directly. Simply click the title of the recipe. Each recipe is followed by an Information Sheet on the topic of Pesticide Exposure. This Information Sheet is intended for use by health center staff only, and should not be distributed to participants.
Body Mapping — Using a large body outline, participants identify what parts of the body are affected by pesticides while highlighting health effects of the exposure.
How Do Pesticides Enter the Body? — Using a drawing, participants examine how farmworkers are exposed to pesticides as well as define techniques for preventing exposure.
Drawing Pesticide Solutions — Farmworker participants explore pesticide exposure problems and their respective solutions through drawings and a facilitated discussion.
Heat Stress
If farmworkers do not drink enough water to keep cool or do not get regular breaks from the heat, they can become sick very quickly. This is called heat stress.
Recipes — Each of the following activities are available in .pdf for you to easily download or print directly. Simply click the title of the recipe. Each recipe is followed by an Information Sheet on the topic of Heat Stress. This Information Sheet is intended for use by health center staff only, and should not be distributed to participants.
Help a Friend! — Participants identify ways to prevent heat stress through a small group activity and large group discussion.
Heat Safety Cards — Bilingual heat safety cards are presented in this session; participants discuss the content and connect it back to their own experience.
Diabetes & Obesity
Diabetes occurs when insulin doesn’t work properly and glucose (sugar) builds-up in the blood. Obesity is the result of having too much body fat. Having excess weight can lead to severe health issues, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type-2 diabetes, stroke, hypertension, and more.
Recipes — Each of the following activities are available in .pdf for you to easily download or print directly. Simply click the title of the recipe. Each recipe is followed by two Information Sheets: one on the topic of Diabetes, and the other on the topic of Obesity. These Information Sheets are intended for use by health center staff only, and should not be distributed to participants.
Healthy Portions — Participants explore healthy portion sizes in an activity that involves creating their own dinner plate and a lively discussion.
Physical Activity Paper Ball Game — Participants explore the benefits of physical activity through a game that is bound to get them moving!
Lower the Trans Fat! — Participants learn about trans fatty acids and then put their skills to use in a food label activity.
Stress
Stress is a condition caused by events that upset our mental, emotional, and physical balance. Stress affects one’s behavior, body, and mind.
Recipes — Each of the following activities are available in .pdf for you to easily download or print directly. Simply click the title of the recipe. Each recipe is followed by an Information Sheet on the topic of Stress. This Information Sheet is intended for use by health center staff only, and should not be distributed to participants.
Managing Stress — Participants partake in a relaxation activity followed by a discussion about stress and ways to cope with it.
Coping with Culture Shock and Displacement — Participants reflect on memories of their home country and then discuss culture shock and displacement issues during a facilitated discussion.
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs), or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are infections passed from one person to another during sex.
Recipes — Each of the following activities are available in .pdf for you to easily download or print directly. Simply click the title of the recipe. Each recipe is followed by an Information Sheet on the topic of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). This Information Sheet is intended for use by health center staff only, and should not be distributed to participants.
Fruity Fun! — Participants discuss different types of STIs and their respective symptoms, concluding the session with demonstration of correct condom use.
Signature Hunt — Participants engage in a card activity that describes how STIs are transmitted; an open discussion follows that debriefs the key messages of the activity.
Family Communication about Sex
Talking with young people about the pleasures, responsibilities, and risks of sex does not mean that a parent approves of their teenager having sex. When parents are open and honest, they help their children develop respect for relationships and provides them with important information for taking care of themselves.
Recipes — Each of the following activities are available in .pdf for you to easily download or print directly. Simply click the title of the recipe. Each recipe is followed by an Information Sheet on the topic of Family Communication about Sex. This Information Sheet is intended for use by health center staff only, and should not be distributed to participants.
Talking about Sexuality and Values — Parent and teen participants complete an activity individually and then exchange their opinions about sexuality in facilitated discussion.
Attitudes and Beliefs — Parent and teen participants explore values associated with sexuality through completing a handout.