Despite many medical advances and improvements in maternal health care, significant health disparities in the care of pregnant people still exist today. We talked with Juanita Chinn, Ph.D., program directorRead More
Cuilin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. Gestational diabetes is a disease that develops during pregnancy and affects how the body turns food into energy. In the U.S., about 6% to 9% ofRead More
We all understand the message “don’t text and drive.” But what does the message mean for Ag producers? General dangers exist operating farm equipment such as tractors, combines, farm trucks,Read More
The world loses a man to suicide every minute of every day, which is 1,440 male deaths by suicide each day. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in theRead More
Meet Whitney Sonnen, RN (a graduate of the 2020 AgriSafe Nurse Scholar program). Whitney is a registered nurse at a Critical Access Hospital with a Level 4 Trauma Designation. The populations sheRead More
Dr. Tara Haskins provided a session on agricultural mental health Season’s Change, You Remain at the October 16th Montana Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer and Rancher Leadership Conference held in Bozeman, Montana. TheRead More
With diversity in agriculture, Liz Graznak checks a lot of boxes. Liz is a female entrepreneur and agricultural producer that did not originate from a farming family. She has spentRead More
As part of the COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence efforts by CDC/NIOSH and Total Worker Health, AgriSafe staff worked on an IPA project directed at agricultural communities across the country. AgriSafe’s COVID-19Read More
A healthy pregnancy is one of the best ways to promote a healthy birth. Early and regular prenatal care can help prevent complications and educate women about things they canRead More
Andrea Edlow, M.D. Andrea Edlow, M.D., is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. When COVID-19 hit, her lab began researching the immune response in vaccinated pregnant and lactatingRead More