University of California
ANR Environmental Health & Safety
4-H Resources
4-H Resourcess
Safety Policy, Manuals and Guidelines
- California 4-H YDP Policy Handbook, Chapter 11, Health and Safety in the 4-H YDP
- 4-H Safety Manual
- 4-H Camp Safety Guidebook
- 4-H Water Safety Guidelines
- 4-H Petting Zoos
Other Documents and Links
Link to Statewide 4-H homepage
Animal Health Alert
Equine Herpes Outbreak
There is an outbreak of equine herpes-1 virus that has hit California associated with horses that were originally at a horse show in Utah and later in Bakersfield.
4-H Best practices - equine herpes
For more information:
UC Davis Veterinary Medicine website
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) website
CDFA Press Release
Acknowledgments for the 4-H Safety Program:
- 2008 "Solutions at Work Program" Award of Recognition from the Campus Safety Health & Environmental Mangement Association (CSHEMA)
- 2008 "Innovations in Safety" Award from UCOP Risk Services