AgriSafe Network

Invest in Your Health: Stay Cool! Prevention of Heat Related Illness in Agriculture
2020-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
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This Train the Trainer course is designed for teachers, extension staff, 4H and FFA leaders, and others who work with young adults. Agriculture is ranked as one of the most dangerous occupations and involves workers and family members of all ages. Illness and injuries can be prevented if we use the right protective equipment for the job. This program will present an overview of common exposures in farming and ranching and identify appropriate personal protective equipment.
At the conclusion of the program, participants/educators will be able to:

Review several indicators related to various types of heat related illnesses.
Identify educational activities that allow students to recognize warning signs and immediate care procedures developed for classroom use.
Find safety and health resources for use in educational settings.

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AgriSafe Think Tank: Racism and Agricultural Health
2020-11-12 12:00 - 13:00
This Think Tank Webinar will address racism as a public health crisis and its impact on the agricultural workforce. Your help is needed to identify, disrupt and dismantle racism to protect the well being of agricultural producers of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) ethnicities. AgriSafe is committed to fostering dialogue across the nation that results in a racially equitable response to this crisis. Join us for this Think Tank where together we will define the problem and discover solutions to reduce health disparities that are amplified by racism.

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Invest in Your Health: Hazard Mapping in the Ag Classroom
2020-11-04 12:00 - 13:00
This Train the Training course is designed for teachers, Extension staff, 4H and FFA leaders and others who work with young adults. Participants will learn about the Hazard Mapping curriculum and will be given access to all teacher and student materials after completing the webinar.
At the conclusion of the program, participants/educators will be able to:

To examine the hazards in agricultural production
To identify and locate hazards so that those hazards can be targeted for elimination
To embrace a participatory process that involves as many students as possible
To respect the vast array of skill, experience and know-how that students have about their farm jobs and their dangers
To collectively and creatively pool our knowledge and prioritize what problems to eliminate.

A Hazard Map is a visual representation of the workplace where there are hazards that could cause injuries or illness. The Hazard Mapping method draws on what students know from their farming experience.

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Safety in the Field: Addressing Workplace Sexual Harassment for Farm Workers
2020-09-25 12:00 - 13:00
Thirty-six percent of the 3.4 million producers counted in the census are women. Education will focus on all women including farmworker women and their employers on reporting violent incidents to authorities, making employees aware of their legal rights, safe work practices, medical referrals, treatment, and options including counseling if needed.
Intended Audience: This training is intended primarily for health and safety professionals including but not limited to owner/operators, safety officers or specialists, managers, supervisors, safety coordinators, health safety and environmental interns and any person or persons who serve as safety personnel in an agricultural setting.
Objectives Upon completion of this webinar, participants will understand the following concepts:
1. The scope and nature of workplace violence occurring in agriculture today.
2. Employers’ responsibilities in addressing workplace violence and implementing preventive measures.
3. Effective strategies and interventions that can make the workplace safer and more responsive to employee-victims.

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Respiratory Protection Issues in Agriculture - What to Wear & Does It Fit?
2020-09-24 14:00 - 15:00
The business of agriculture presents a myriad of hazards, including exposures to dusts, molds, pesticides and other chemicals, gases, as well as welding fumes and particles. Deciding what protection to use to prevent acute and chronic respiratory diseases is confusing. In addition, just finding the right protective gear can be a challenge. This webinar will address those issues and provide information on the importance of fit testing and fit (seal)checks.
Intended Audience: agricultural production workers, including female workers, and agricultural business managers
At the end of this webinar participants will be able to:
1. Identify appropriate respiratory protection equipment for work in agriculture
2. Understand the difference between a respirator fit test and a fit check (seal check) procedure.
3. Determine who should be fit tested for respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE)
4. Know who can perform a fit test and what tools are necessary for a fit test procedure
5. Locate current reliable resources that provide information on respiratory PPE

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Emergency Planning for Farm Operations
2020-09-24 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Safety planning is one of the most difficult to justify because you never know the amount of time, money, or lives you are saving for accidents that don’t happen. With more children likely to be on the farm than ever before in history again this Fall, it is even more critical we take action for Emergency Response Planning. Shay Foulk, a Safety Consultant with Ag View Solutions, will speak on how to navigate the difficult conversations, implementation, and sustainability of Emergency Response Planning. No different than any other business, Shay works with farming operations to assess risks, identify solutions, and implement them in a manner that is practical and easy for farms.

Intended Audience: Farm Managers, Operators, and those who live or work on the farm, or those who advise this audience

Objectives: At the end of this webinar participants will be familiar with….

Emergency Response Planning
Safety Implementation
Contacts and Resources
Program availability
How to change the farm NOW

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Teach Your Way: Open Source Ag Health and Safety Curriculum
2020-09-23 14:00 - 15:00
Learn how to access AgriSafe’s free online trainings for use in the classroom. Educators can be certified to train on six AgriSafe modules (targeted for ages 16-23). Generous sponsorship allows AgriSafe to provide free course instruction and training materials. Under our open share platform, once certified, you may use the training materials in your classroom setting. Our end goal is to build the capacity of local agricultural educators, rural health professionals and rural leaders to train young workers.
Objectives:
– Discuss the importance of training youth and young adults in agricultural safety
– Highlight Invest in Your Health Curriculum and how to access resources
– Preview new module on Mental Health for Youth and related resources.

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National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety: Building a Toolkit for Child Agricultural Safety and Health
2020-09-23 12:00 - 13:00
Join us as we introduce participants to the world of child agricultural safety and health. After learning about benefits, risks and hazards of living, working and playing on farms, we will explore safety strategies for safeguarding children. We will help participants build a toolkit for safeguarding children and youth in the agricultural environment. All tools and resources used to build these toolkits are available free of charge.
Intended Audience: Farm parents and supervisors/employers, ag safety and health professionals, agricultural industry organizations, Extension, agricultural youth focused organizations (e.g. FFA, 4-H), etc.

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Mental Health Innovations in Agricultural Communities
2020-09-22 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: This session is a panel presentation that communicates a forward vision addressing disparities in agricultural mental health. The presenters will explore the development of a farmer specific hotline, the efforts of a state department of agriculture, and suggested strategies to address a central objective-to meet the mental health needs of ALL agricultural producers and their families. This session is designed to spark discussion, ideas, collaborations between community and governmental groups to thoughtfully build a mental health safety net across cultures.
Intended Audience: Ag producers, farmers, ranchers, farm families, rural and ag community members, rural and ag policy makers, health and safety professionals
Objectives: At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to…
1. Describe diverse, cultural characteristics of rural and agricultural communities to inform innovation in mental health.
2. Understand the scope of work required to develop a farmer specific hotline.
3. Discuss program strategies that could address the gaps of mental health programming.
4. Explore state-level efforts to address disparities in mental health and agriculture.

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Planting the Seeds of Tractor and Machinery Safety
2020-09-21 12:00 - 13:00
Intended Audience: Safety professionals, educators, students, Ag workers, Ag business employees and health care workers.
Tractors and machinery have traditionally been a leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries on and around farms and ranches. The Planting the Seeds of Tractor and Machinery Safety webinar will cover the basic hazards associated with agricultural tractors and machinery and how to prevent injuries from these hazards.
Learning objectives
1. Participants will understand the hazards associated agricultural tractors and machinery.
2. Participants will learn ways to reduce the hazards associated agricultural tractors and machinery.
3. Participants will learn where to find resources for teaching and training on the topic of tractor and machinery safety.

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The Impact of Climate-Related Hazards on Mental Health
2020-09-17 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Extreme weather and climate events can lead to negative human health outcomes. Although the initial outcomes from these natural hazards are typically obvious, the long lasting impacts can be more difficult to identify because of the diversity of potential health burdens during the recovery phase. Mental health outcomes are one of the more complex relationships with natural hazards. The goal of this presentation is to build the link between human health and extreme weather and climate events. The discussion will be focused on rural populations.
Intended Audience: farmers, ranchers, health and safety professionals, ag producers, agribusiness, rural mental health professionals
Objectives: At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to…..
– Describe the impact of climate on human health outcomes
– Identify populations at risk for climate disasters
– Better understand mechanisms of climate disasters
– Understand the secondary health impacts from climate disasters
– Explore the role that these issues play on mental health

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Veteran Farmers: Reducing Noise Exposure & Protecting Your Health
2020-09-10 12:00 - 13:00
Ag producers experience frequent exposure to high noise and have among the highest prevalence rates of hearing loss among all categories of workers. Additionally, noise exposure impacts multiple organ systems, contributing to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obesity, and other highly prevalent diseases. Although the effects of noise can be mitigated through use of hearing protection and other strategies, these methods are highly underused in this worker group. In this Webinar designed for agricultural producers who are military veterans, learners will learn how to identify hazardous noise sources, strategies to reduce exposure to hazardous noise; and select and use of strategies to protect themselves from the negative effects of noise on their hearing and general health.
Intended Audience: Military Veterans engaged in agricultural production
Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Identify harmful noise sources which have the potential to cause hearing damage and other health effects
Identify strategies to reduce exposure to hazardous noise
Describe appropriate selection and use of personal protective equipment

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Farm and Ranch Health Threats After a Flood
2020-09-01 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: 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. Floods can heighten the risk of health threats such as mold, tetanus bacteria, contaminated well water, heat illness and high stress. This presentation will highlight basic precautions to prevent possible diseases and injuries during and after flooding.
Objectives: At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:

Identify common human health risks faced during a farm flood.
Discuss prevention tips and injury prevention for common human health risks.
Identify special considerations for working with livestock during a weather event.
Discuss steps involved in developing a disaster preparedness plan and how to safety active a response.
Discuss appropriate respiratory personal protective equipment needed during flood recovery.
Identify warning signs for behavioral and mental health during and after recovery.

Intended Audience: All individuals living/working on farms and ranches affected by flooding.

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Mental Health in Farm and Ranch Country: How Communities Can Help!
2020-07-30 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: In rural communities, the stigma associated with mental distress is hard to confront. Rural agricultural residents pride themselves as hard-working and dedicated to the land. These characteristics are sometimes in direct conflict with asking for help and self-care, leaving those around them at a loss for words and action. This presentation attempts to use the strengths of rural- self-reliance of communities and being a good neighbor- to frame the conversation of mental health and mental distress. Approaches to community assessment, community resources, and effective training programs to help rural residents craft solutions to grow a community network of mental health neighbors will be shared.
Intended Audience: Community members, agricultural producers, farmworkers, community leaders
Objectives: At the end of this presentation participants will be able to-
1. Identify two barriers as it relates to their community regarding mental health services and conversations among rural residents.
2. Name three signs that signal mental distress in agricultural residents.
3. Implement at least two statements or questions that can open conversation with someone you suspect is experiencing mental distress.
4. Name a community-based mental health training that can be implemented to expand your community network of mental health neighbors.

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Respiratory Fit Testing in Agricultural Communities
2020-06-24 12:00 - 13:00
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 women in agriculture; managers and owners of agricultural businesses; educational and healthcare organizations serving an agricultural population.
Objectives
Upon completion of this webinar, participants in this webinar will:

understand the difference between a respirator fit test and a fit check (seal check) procedure
determine who should be fit tested for respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE)
know who can perform a fit test what tools are necessary for a fit test procedure
locate current reliable resources that provide information on respiratory fit testing

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Hazard Communications Standards
2020-06-17 12:00 - 13:00
This Hazard Communication Standard training program is intended for female workers and managers in the agricultural industry. This includes dairy farms and small farms that hire at-risk populations. The major focus of the program is on the identification of and the safe usage of chemicals and pesticides, along with respiratory protection.
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:

Describe the purpose of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
Explain the basic requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard
Differentiate between physical and health hazards of agricultural chemicals
Recall the requirements of a written hazard communication program
List the components of a hazard communication training program
Interpret the information contained in Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Describe the requirements and purpose of hazard warning labels.

Intended Audience:
Supervisor or Managers: This training is intended primarily for health and safety professionals including but not limited to owner/operators, safety officers or specialists, managers, supervisors, safety coordinators, health safety and environmental interns and any person or persons who serve as safety personnel in an agricultural setting.
Producers: This training is intended primarily for agricultural producers including but not limited to farmers, ranchers, and any person or persons involved in some combination of raising field crops, orchards, vineyards, horticulture, or other livestock.
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Eliminating Workplace Violence in the Field for Employers
2020-06-10 12:00 - 13:00
Thirty-six percent of the 3.4 million producers counted in the census are women. Education will focus on all women including farmworker women and their employers on reporting violent incidents to authorities, making employees aware of their legal rights, safe work practices, medical referrals, treatment, and options including counseling if needed.
Intended Audience: This training is intended primarily for health and safety professionals including but not limited to owner/operators, safety officers or specialists, managers, supervisors, safety coordinators, health safety and environmental interns and any person or persons who serve as safety personnel in an agricultural setting.
Objectives Upon completion of this webinar, participants will understand the following concepts:
1. The scope and nature of workplace violence occurring in agriculture today.
2. Employers’ responsibilities in addressing workplace violence and implementing preventive measures.
3. Effective strategies and interventions that can make the workplace safer and more responsive to employee-victims.
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Sleepless in America
2020-06-01 12:00 - 13:00
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 think and remember to how our bodies thrive or deteriorate. It determines how we deal with stress, make choices related to safety, and function as human beings. While most health education tends to focus on nutrition and activity, sleep is arguably the single most important factor in maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and lack of it causes a significantly reduced quality of life. This presenter proposes that we prioritize sleep and improve daily sleep hygiene to enhance every facet of our well-being.
Intended audience: All adults can benefit
Objectives:

Participants will discover surprising functions of sleep and how lack of it affects the mind and body
Participants will learn daily habits that interfere with a good night of sleep
Participants will learn 30 sleep tips and tricks to customize a plan that impacts overall well-being.

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How Mediation Can Help Farmers
2020-05-20 12:00 - 13:00
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 farmers resolve those conflicts can play a role in reducing stress. Learn how mediation engages farmers in problem solving that can meet their needs and make the world more manageable.
Intended audience: Farmers and organizations that work with farmers.
Objectives: By the end of this webinar participants will be able to-
1. Explain what mediation is.
2. Describe how mediation can help the agricultural community, especially during the covid19 crisis.
3. Provide examples of how mediation has helped farmers.
4. Discuss what the Agricultural Mediation Program is.
5. Identify available resources in each state.

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Stress and Dairy Farming: Challenging Times in the Dairy Industry Pave the Way for Mental Health Struggles
2020-05-18 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: The dairy industry has been struggling with low milk prices, infrastructure problems, trade issues, and isolation for several years. Small family farms have been going out of business faster than any time in recent history and even milk cooperatives that buy milk from the farms have claimed bankruptcy. At the start of 2020, the end of the four-year milk price nightmare was starting to come to an end and producers saw the light at the end of the tunnel to start digging themselves out of. Then COVID-19 hit. This pandemic rocked the system in an unprecedented and unpredicted way. With this comes intense farm stress, despair, and desperation for many. Understanding how the system works – or doesn’t – is important because dairy producers work 24/7/365 to provide our families a safe and nutritious food. The very least we can give them is an attempt to understand and help them when they need it.
Intended audience: Dairy producers, those who work with dairy producers (i.e. nurses, bankers, feed salesmen, etc.), and consumer
Objectives: By the end of this presentation participants will be able to:

Explain how milk gets to the store, including the supply chains associated with the producer, processor, retailer, and consumer.
Identify current and past market and industry stressors for dairy producers.
Describe the impact of this and other farm stress on a dairy producer’s livelihood and mental health.

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To Care is to Honor: Understanding the Unique Healthcare Needs of Veteran Farmers
2020-04-30 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Rural veterans are a unique population with a health profile distinguished by a complex multitude of experiences. Come learn more about veteran farmers and how military service culture, gender, deployment experiences, and generational differences impact their total health and wellness. Explore how to better respond to the health care needs of veteran farmers by joining in to this free webinar.
Objectives, by the end of this webinar participants will be able to:

Discuss the changing demographics of our veteran population.
Recognize the physical and mental healthcare needs of our veterans.
Understand recent trends in veteran suicides.

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Ag Specific Respiratory Exposures and Prevention for Women Working in Agriculture
2020-03-30 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Respiratory protection strategies for women working in agriculture can be a challenge. Purchasing respiratory protective equipment and achieving proper fit is often difficult. This one hour webinar program will address dangerous exposures in agricultural work and the importance of respiratory protective equipment for women. It will include training tips and evidence-based resources for use in clinical practice and worker education
Intended audience: The primary audience for this program will be rural health care providers, educators, and agribusiness safety managers
Objectives (Focus areas): At the conclusion of this program, participants will be able to:

List at least three sources of common agricultural respiratory hazards
Identify appropriate respiratory protection equipment for women working in agriculture
Access a minimum of three evidence- based resources for use in respiratory health and safety education for women working in agricultural environments.

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Learning When To Put the Work Away: Finding Balance for Veteran Farmers
2020-03-12 12:00 - 13:00
Often times it is better to hear from someone experiencing the same things, rather than someone telling you they understand what you’re going through. Listen in as Shay Foulk discusses the real challenges and opportunities he has faced as a returning farmer veteran, and how he is learning and living ways to try to shut down. Honest, open, and frank, Shay will discuss topics that may seem uncomfortable to talk about with others in the industry, because they don’t quite understand what that transition is like in today’s environment. If you’re a farmer veteran in agriculture, someone who works with and wants to better understand veterans, or someone simply interested in the challenges and opportunities veterans in agriculture face today, be sure to tune in.
Intended audience: Veteran Farmers
Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:

Why veteran farmers don’t know how to shut down
Why we need to shut down and step away from work
How we can implement healthier decisions
Why not knowing how to shut down is a positive thing
Other things to consider and lessons learned

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Helping Farmers Weather the Storm of Emotions + Economics: NY Farmnet
2019-12-16 12:00 - 13:00
NY FarmNet, a Cornell University program, helps farmers in New York state navigate the waters of growth, change, and crisis. Since 1986, NY FarmNet has provided free, confidential on farm consulting to thousands of farmers and their families. With its unique, holistic approach – offering both financial and family/personal guidance – the program is able to help farm families work through a multitude of challenges that may be affecting the farm business. This webinar will discuss the impact of NY FarmNet’s work, as well as some best practices for working with and engaging farmers.

Learning Objectives:

Gain insight on providing direct counseling services to farmers.
Recognize the benefits of addressing both the financial and emotional sides of farm businesses.
Identify existing networks to support farmers and farm families.

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Providing Culturally Competent Care for Farmers and Farm Families, With Emphasis on Mental Well-Being
2019-10-24 12:00 - 13:00
Summary: Alarming rates of suicide among production farmers have prompted public health officials to increase the awareness and cultural understanding of providing wholistic care for those in rural agricultural areas. Unique aspects of farm life and farming can contribute to higher levels of depressive symptoms and increased stress. Higher levels of depression, in addition to suicide, can also increase a farmer’s risk of injury and development of chronic disease, impacting overall quality of life. The agrarian culture is one of strong work ethic, self-sufficiency, conservative views, and adherence to gender roles, which can make discussion of mental well-being distinctly different from clients who are not from the agrarian culture. The training module will seek to provide insight on the aspects of providing healthcare for farmers and farm families as it relates to the culture and occupational aspects of farming and farm life.
Objectives: By the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:

Have a greater understanding of the agrarian culture.
Apply key concepts of the culture when proving healthcare for farmers and farm families.
Identify barriers of seeking mental wellness in a rural, agricultural community

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Agricultural All-Terrain Vehicle Safety
2019-10-03 12:00 - 13:00
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, engineering control, administrative authority, training, and personal protective equipment.
At the end of the webinar, participants will:
– Understand Recreational vs. Agricultural ATV incidents
– Identify strategies for elimination or substitution to prevent injury
– Recognize engineering controls: Roll-Over Protective Structure (ROPS), Crush Prevention Device (CPD)
– Describe administrative authority: United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, Israel, and New Zealand
– Identify Personal Protective Equipment (helmet)

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Exploring the Invest in Your Health Trainer Exchange
2019-09-18 12:00 - 13:00
AgriSafe is committed to train safety and health professionals who wish to teach IYH trainings in their classroom. Under our open share platform, once certified, you are free to use the training materials. Our end goal is to build the capacity of rural educators and leaders to train young workers.
Invest in Your Health (IYH) consists of 6 training modules crafted for the agriculture teacher and community leader to seamlessly integrate in their course offerings. IYH training modules aim to educate, prevent and protect young farmers by providing them with the tools they need to stay safe and healthy.
The training topics that will be discussed included:

Say What? Protecting your Hearing
Cover Up! Head to Toe Personal Protective Equipment
Stay Cool! Prevention of Heat Related Illness
Stop Zoonosis it its Tracks- Prevention of Zoonosis
Where Y’at-Using Mapping to Define Hazards in Agriculture
Cultivating a Healthy Mind: Mental Wellness for Youth

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Safeguarding Children and Youth Who Live, Work and Play on Farms and Ranches
2019-09-18 12:00 - 13:00
Farms and ranches are wonderful places for children and youth to live, work and play. However, agriculture is one of our most hazardous occupations, and the only worksite where children of any age can legally be present. The purpose of this presentation is to increase knowledge and awareness of agricultural child injuries, and extend the reach and dissemination of childhood agricultural injury prevention (CAIP) strategies and resources.
By the end of this webinar participants will be able to:

Describe the benefits and risks of growing up on a farm
Identify effective safety policies and strategies
Identify resources and organizations that can work together to promote farm safety

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A Research Update from the Agricultural Health Study: Recent Findings, Current Work, and Future Plans
2019-09-17 12:00 - 13:00
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 private pesticide applicators (mostly farmers) and 32,345 of their spouses from North Carolina and Iowa, and 4,916 commercial applicators from Iowa. The cohort has been followed through 3 surveys (1999-2003, 2005-2010, and 2012-2015) and regular linkages to databases to assess both cancer and non-cancer health outcomes, such as respiratory, autoimmune, endocrine, and neurological diseases. Participants provided detailed data on pesticide use and other agricultural exposures at enrollment and in the first two follow-up surveys, and numerous research papers have investigated potential disease associations. Many participants have also contributed to special studies, including recent projects on Lung Health, Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect, and Memory and Aging. This presentation will highlight a selection of recent findings from the AHS (i.e., in the past 5 years), including a focus on non-cancer outcomes as well as recent cancer and mortality findings, and will describe current and future research priorities.
At the end of this webinar participants will be able to:

An overview of the study design and the assessment of exposures and health outcomes
Scope of research and selected findings on non-cancer health outcomes
Highlights of recent mortality and cancer findings
Description of current and future research priorities

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Understanding the Tractor Factor
2019-09-16 12:00 - 13:00
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 able to:

Participants will understand the hazards associated agricultural tractors.
Participants will understand the hazards associated with agricultural equipment on public roadways.
Participants will learn ways to reduce the hazards associated agricultural tractors.
Participants will learn ways to reduce the hazards associated with agricultural equipment on public roadways.

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