Education and Outreach Materials for Aquatic Toxins

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Overview (All graphics have links to PDF of jpg files that are <2mb and open in a new window )

The Aquatic Toxins Program has been developing education and outreach materials through collaborations with various partners including DOH County Health Departments (CHDs), Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI), Mote Marine Laboratory, University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (UM RSMAS), Green Water Laboratory; and the Florida Poison Information Centers.

The following documents address public health impacts from the individual harmful algal bloom organisms and their associated illnesses and syndromes.

The goal of these materials is to provide harmful algae education to the citizens of Florida, other interested people, DOH county health department professionals and health care providers. All of the following documents are provided as Adobe pdf files for easy and accurate reprinting. Those pdfs larger than 2MB are also compressed in a zip file and noted with their zip compressed file size. The links to these documents will open a new browser window. To use these files you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Viewer available from Adobe

POSTERS

Thumb nail image of the Eat Puffer and You May Suffer poster. Link opens in a new window Eat Puffer and You May Suffer poster

Thumb nail image of the Ciguatera Fish Poisoning poster. Link opens in a new window Ciguatera Fish Poisoning poster

Thumb nail image of the Beware of Ciguatera poster. Link opens in a new window Beware of Ciquatera Outreach poster

Thumb nail image of the Red Tide poster. Link opens in a new window Red Tide poster with important red tide facts

Thumb nail image of the Presentation poster on Public Health Outreach Materials regarding Harmful Algal Blooms. Link opens in a new window Presentation poster on Public Health Outreach Materials regarding Harmful Algal Blooms

Thumb nail image of the Poster Have You Been Slimed?. Link opens in a new window Poster Have You Been "Slimed"? Contact with blue-green algae/Cyanobacteria can make you sick

PRESENTATIONS

The following were originally PowerPoint presentations that have been converted to Adobe Acrobat or WinZip format for internet distribution.

Logo of the Aquatic Toxins Program, link opens in new window Aquatic Toxins Program Overview (zip)

Photo of wave crashing on beach, link opens in new window Florida Red Tide and Human Health

Florida Red Tide and Coastal Managers: Commonly Asked Questions - Slides only - Slides/Notes

Graphic image of lungs. Link to presentation opens in a new window. Medical Perspectives

Florida Department of Health logo. Link to presentaion opens in a new window. Public Health Response Plans: In Progress (zipped pdf, 3 MB)

Florida Environmentl Health Association logo. Link to FEHA 2004 presentaion opens in a new window. Aquatic Toxins Presentation at FEHA 2004 (zipped pdf, 3.5 MB)

Image is a thumb nail map of Lake County water bodies. Link to presentation made to the Lake County Restoration Council opens in a new window. Cyanobacteria Presentation at Lake County Restoration Council (zipped pdf, 2.1 MB)

BROCHURES

Thumb nail view of fist page of Blue-Green Algae brochure Blue Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) FAQ (zipped pdf, 2.4 MB)

Thumb nail view of fist page of Ciguatera brochure, Front of brochre is the same ase the Cigatera poster. Ciguatera Brochure (zipped pdf, 18 MB)

START Red Tide Brochure

Outreach "Trinkets"

The following items are available as to promote the awareness of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB's). Contact the Florida Department of Health Aquatic Toxins program in Tallahassee for further information.

Thumb nail image of of Slimed magnet. Link opens a lrger view in a new window. Cyanobacteria "Slimed" Magnet