Health and Safety Issues of the Aging Farmer
This webinar introduces the unique aspects of health and safety for aging farmers and their families. We will cover this topic using a Total Worker Health lens; that is, howRead More
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Increasing the Use of Hearing Protection Among Farmers: Best Practices
Farm operators, as well as farm youth, experience frequent exposure to high noise and have among the highest rates of hearing loss among all categories of workers. Additionally, noise exposureRead More
Allergic and Non-allergic Respiratory Disease in Farmers
The goal of the webinar is to inform health care providers of farmers and farming exposed workers on the allergic and non-allergic respiratory diseases commonplace to this type of environment.Read More
Safe and Healthy Recovery After a Farm Flood
Disaster recovery can be as dangerous as the disaster itself, especially if no disaster preparedness plan was implemented. This is especially true on farms and ranches where inherent farm hazards such as machinery and equipment, livestock, and agriculture chemicals are displaced and co-mingle, putting all emergency response personnel, farm workers and family members in danger.Read More
AgriSafe Think Tank: Defining the Rural Health Care Professional Role In Assuring Total Farmer Health
Healthy minds and bodies are an outcome of Total Farmer Health. AgriSafe intends to learn from you so that future trainings can be relevant to your professional needs. AgriSafe heldRead More
Proactive and Reactive Society: Focus on Rural Mental Health
Stress and anxiety over things we have no control over can overwhelm us to the point where we have no energy left to focus on the things we do haveRead More
Understanding the Tractor Factor
Agricultural tractors have traditionally been a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries on and around farms and ranches. this webinar will cover the basic hazards associated with agricultural tractors with their use both on and off the roadway and how to prevent these injuries. At the conclusion of the training, participants will be ableRead More
A Research Update from the Agricultural Health Study: Recent Findings, Current Work, and Future Plans
It has been over 25 years since participants first enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) cohort; in 1993-97, a total of 89,655 individuals joined the study, including 52,394 privateRead More
Agricultural All-Terrain Vehicle Safety
All-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes are one of the leading causes of death and injuries in the agriculture industry in the United States. In this presentation, we will evaluate the current situation and possible solutions related to agricultural ATV safety. Potential injury preventative actions were evaluated based on the hierarchy of control, including elimination or substitution, engineeringRead More
How Mediation Can Help Farmers
Summary: Farming is a livelihood and a tradition for many families. It has its rewards, but also its unique risks and pressures. Those may stem from the markets, the weather, financial arrangements, family, neighbors, government regulations and more. Conflicts that arise when farming and its support systems fail to mesh add to the stress. How farmersRead More
Sleepless in America
Summary: The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention now identifies sleep deficiency as a public health problem. Sleep affects every moment of our daily lives, from how we thinkRead More
Respiratory Fit Testing in Agricultural Communities
Summary Respiratory PPE fit testing helps assure the best protection against dangerous airborne particles. Agricultural workers face a myriad of challenges in obtaining a proper fit test and who can provide this service. Additionally, there are gray areas of misunderstanding about the fit testing mandates in certain agricultural populations. Intended Audience: Agricultural workers, including womenRead More