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Importance of the Topic: Pesticide exposure has been a major health effect concern in the past few years because of its widespread use in agricultural production and inherent toxicity. This issue is an important topic of discussion because of various reasons …

One of the major reasons for examining the issue is to promote the safety and health of infants by addressing factors that pose serious health threats to them. This is achieved through an understanding of the risks posed by the chemicals, necessary intervention measures, and how to protect infants from such exposure.

Secondly, this topic will contribute to the development of effective ways for the use of pesticides to benefit individuals rather than harm them. In essence, an evaluation of the topic generates considerable information on how to use the chemicals for the benefit of society.

Third, the topic will contribute to the development of evidence-based research on effective intervention measures to promote infants’ health and safety in light of increased pesticide exposure and inherent toxicity.

Direct Care Experience: This pamphlet was shared with a parent of an infant from a child-care center in the community. The parent is a 33-year old single mother who’s a child is a 5-year old boy learning in the child-care center. She has a Degree in Business Administration and relatively minimal knowledge on the health effects of this environmental factor. She was responded positively to the teaching and demonstrated grasp of the information provided in the pamphlet. The teaching experience went well because it acted as a platform to create awareness of the serious threats posed by pesticides on the health and safety of infants.

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...en are vulnerable to a series of health effects because of the widespread use and inherent toxicity of pesticides. Some of the major health effects posed by pesticides to infants include leukemia, brain tumors, damage to the nervous system, immune system effects, change of color, and sarcomas, lymphomas and wilms’ tumors. The sources of exposure are indoor air and surfaces, schools, pets, household dust and soil/drift, playgrounds, and food.

Therefore, parents and caregivers of infants should take necessary measures to lessen pesticide exposure and its associated effects. The goal of this pamphlet is to highlight how the environmental factor poses a threat to infants’ health and safety, the need for appropriate intervention measures, available community resources, and provide suggestions on accident prevention and safety promotion related to pesticide exposure.