Tara Haskins, DNP, MSN, RN, AHN-BC

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Certified CALM Instructor

As AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health Director and AgriSafe’s mental health lead, Dr. Tara Haskins is passionate about rural communities and the healthcare professionals that serve them. She lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Haskins has 35 years of experience as a registered nurse with over 17 years in healthcare education and is a 2018 AgriSafe Nurse Scholar. Dr. Haskins is a certified CALM Instructor and QPR Instructor

She holds a Masters in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Doctor of Nursing Practice in Forensics from the University of Tennessee at Memphis Health Science Center. Dr. Haskins is a member of the American Holistic Nurses Association and a board-certified Advanced Holistic Nurse. As a National Rural Health Association Fellow, she worked to coauthor NRHA’s  Disaster Preparedness in Rural Communities policy paper. She regularly advocates in Washington for policies to improve rural healthcare delivery as a National Rural Health Association member.

Her goal is simple: create health opportunities for well-being that creatively navigate barriers and build on the strengths that already exist in rural communities.

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  • Mental Health in Farm and Ranch Country: How Communities Can Help!

    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 theRead More

  • Farm and Ranch Health Threats After a Flood

    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.Read More