Department of Health and Human Services

Information for Health Care Providers

Quick Links:

• To REPORT an acute pesticide-related illness or injury

• Report form

• Mandatory reporting rule 10A NCAC 41F .0101 - .0103

• To speak with experts regarding pesticide toxicology and clinical management

• Clinical management resources

• Pesticide training and education

• Patient teaching tools

To speak with experts regarding pesticide toxicology and clinical management:

Carolinas Poison Center (CPC)
1-800-222-1222 ; request assistance.

CPC has trained professionals to answer questions
about pesticide toxicology and recommended treatment
24 hours a day.

National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC)
1-800-858-7378

An EPA-funded resource that provides information
on pesticide toxicology and product-specific information.
Find an MSDS quickly by calling NPIC.

N.C. Division of Public Health
919-707-5900.

To speak with a DPH toxicologist or medical epidemiologist (MD).

Clinical management resources:

To find a copy of a pesticide products label:

U.S. EPA pesticide poisoning handbook: Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisoning, 5th Ed. 1999. Internet copy or call 1-703-305-7666.

Migrant Clinicians Network
Resources to help with migrant workers.

Pesticide training and education:

Pesticide-Related Illness and Health Issues
On-line course about pesticide illness recognition and treatment.
A NC AHEC course

National Strategies for Health Care Providers: Pesticides Initiative ( U.S. EPA)
Developed to help educate health care providers on how to recognize, diagnose, and manage pesticide-related health conditions. Skill building tools available.

N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)
Continuing education opportunities for health care providers.

N.C. Agromedicine Institute
East Carolina University
Continuing education opportunities for health care providers.

Case studies:

• Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
  Click on Educational Resources, see Downloadable Powerpoint; click and see Pesticide Illness, presentation with case studies.
• National Pesticide Information Center offers case studies on the Technical Information page, NPIC Medical Case Profiles.

Patient teaching tools:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

See “General Consumer Publications” for
safety tips, fact sheets, child safety and more.

See “Worker Protection Pesticide Safety Materials” for
worker safety information such as:

“Steps to Protect Yourself from Pesticides”
U.S. EPA (735-F-95-002)
Available in different languages

“Protect Yourself from Pesticides; Guide for Agricultural Workers”
U.S. EPA (735-B-93-002)
Available in English and Spanish