Salud Para La Gente in Watsonville, California, is protecting agricultural workers and their families by raising awareness about the hazards from pesticides. Student volunteers monitor pollution levels near the strawberry fields during spraying season, and the HEAN team works with Farmworker Health Services to develop pesticide education resources.

Salud Para La Gente, Inc. provides a comprehensive range of primary health care services to families in the Pajaro Valley on California’s central coast through its community health center network of 6 facilities. It was founded in 1979 to provide needed health care services to low-income, uninsured, high-risk migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and their families. For more information about Salud Para La Gente, please visit their website.