Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Occupational health and safety
Migratory & Seasonal Farmworker Population Estimates
Interactive maps displays USDA's Census of Agriculture 2017 estimates of the number of crop and animal production workers by county. Estimates are broken down by workers hired by contract or hired directly by county.
Date: 2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Interactive maps displays USDA's Census of Agriculture 2017 estimates of the number of crop and animal production workers by county. Estimates are broken down by workers hired by contract or hired directly by county.
Date: 2017
Type: Map/Mapping System
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Resurgence of Progressive Massive Fibrosis in Coal Miners--Eastern Kentucky, 2016
Describes a sharp increase in cases of Progressive Massive Fibrosis (PMF) from January 2015 through August 2016, as reported by a radiologist treating 60 former or active coal miners in rural central Appalachia. Includes a chart showing percentages of miners with 25 or more years underground work experience in that region who were diagnosed with PMF from 1970-2016.
Author(s): David J. Blackley, James B. Crum, Cara N. Halldin, Eileen Storey, A. Scott Laney
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(49), 1385-1389
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Describes a sharp increase in cases of Progressive Massive Fibrosis (PMF) from January 2015 through August 2016, as reported by a radiologist treating 60 former or active coal miners in rural central Appalachia. Includes a chart showing percentages of miners with 25 or more years underground work experience in that region who were diagnosed with PMF from 1970-2016.
Author(s): David J. Blackley, James B. Crum, Cara N. Halldin, Eileen Storey, A. Scott Laney
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 65(49), 1385-1389
Date: 12/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Lead Guidelines for Primary Care Providers Caring for the Adult Migrant Worker
Provides guidance to primary care providers treating adult migrant workers who have been exposed to lead in hazardous occupations such as farmwork and construction.
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Migrant Clinicians Network
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Provides guidance to primary care providers treating adult migrant workers who have been exposed to lead in hazardous occupations such as farmwork and construction.
Date: 11/2016
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Migrant Clinicians Network
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Innate Immunity and Asthma Risk in Amish and Hutterite Farm Children
Compares asthma and allergy rates in two similar populations who use different farming practices, the Amish and the Hutterites. One group uses traditional farming practices and the other uses industrialized farming practices.
Author(s): Michelle Stein, Cara Hrusch, Justyna Gozdz, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 375, 411-421
Date: 08/2016
Type: Document
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Compares asthma and allergy rates in two similar populations who use different farming practices, the Amish and the Hutterites. One group uses traditional farming practices and the other uses industrialized farming practices.
Author(s): Michelle Stein, Cara Hrusch, Justyna Gozdz, et al.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 375, 411-421
Date: 08/2016
Type: Document
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Use of Dieselized Farm Equipment and Incident Lung Cancer: Findings from the Agricultural Health Study Cohort
Discusses a study on the correlation between lung cancer and exposure to diesel exhaust in agricultural environments. Breaks down data by diesel and gasoline exhaust, length of exposure, and looks at the rates of cancer of both farmers and their spouses. Data based on questionnaires returned in 1993-1997 and draws from cancer registries up to 2011.
Author(s): Séverine Tual, Debra T. Silverman, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(5), 611-618
Date: 05/2016
Type: Document
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Discusses a study on the correlation between lung cancer and exposure to diesel exhaust in agricultural environments. Breaks down data by diesel and gasoline exhaust, length of exposure, and looks at the rates of cancer of both farmers and their spouses. Data based on questionnaires returned in 1993-1997 and draws from cancer registries up to 2011.
Author(s): Séverine Tual, Debra T. Silverman, Stella Koutros, et al.
Citation: Environmental Health Perspectives, 124(5), 611-618
Date: 05/2016
Type: Document
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Breaking the Silence: Sexual Harassment of Mexican Women Farmworkers
Study of Mexican women farmworker experiences of workplace sexual harassment in rural Yakima Valley, Washington. Data taken from 2 focus group sessions of 10 participants each, reflecting frequency of sexual harassment and hostile work environment experiences. Discusses negative health effects of workplace and harassment-related stress, barriers to reporting, and prevention strategies.
Author(s): Nicole Jung-Eun Kim, Victoria Breckwich Vásquez, Elizabeth Torres, R. M. Bud Nicola, Catherine Karr
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 21(2), 154-162
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
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Study of Mexican women farmworker experiences of workplace sexual harassment in rural Yakima Valley, Washington. Data taken from 2 focus group sessions of 10 participants each, reflecting frequency of sexual harassment and hostile work environment experiences. Discusses negative health effects of workplace and harassment-related stress, barriers to reporting, and prevention strategies.
Author(s): Nicole Jung-Eun Kim, Victoria Breckwich Vásquez, Elizabeth Torres, R. M. Bud Nicola, Catherine Karr
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 21(2), 154-162
Date: 03/2016
Type: Document
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Effects of Interventions on Use of Hearing Protectors among Farm Operators: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Compares the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote hearing protector device (HPD) use among adult farm workers 18 or older and who active in production at least 20 hours per week. Participants were assigned to one of 5 intervention groups including interactive web-based information with or without an HPD, static web-based information with or without a mailed HPDs, or an assortment of HPDs only.
Author(s): Marjorie C. McCullagh, Tanima Banerjee, Michael A. Cohen, James J. Yang
Citation: International Journal of Audiology, 55, S3–S12.
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Compares the effectiveness of interventions designed to promote hearing protector device (HPD) use among adult farm workers 18 or older and who active in production at least 20 hours per week. Participants were assigned to one of 5 intervention groups including interactive web-based information with or without an HPD, static web-based information with or without a mailed HPDs, or an assortment of HPDs only.
Author(s): Marjorie C. McCullagh, Tanima Banerjee, Michael A. Cohen, James J. Yang
Citation: International Journal of Audiology, 55, S3–S12.
Date: 02/2016
Type: Document
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Prevalence of Physical Activity Policies and Environmental Strategies in Communities and Worksites: The Iowa Community Transformation Grant
Uses data from community transformation grants to document the prevalence of physical activity policies and environmental strategies for communities and work site settings in 15 rural and 11 urban Iowa counties. Includes statistics on community and work site strategies for policies and the environment by rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Catherine J. Lillehoj, Jason D. Daniel-Ulloa, Faryle Nothwehr
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(1), e1-e5
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Uses data from community transformation grants to document the prevalence of physical activity policies and environmental strategies for communities and work site settings in 15 rural and 11 urban Iowa counties. Includes statistics on community and work site strategies for policies and the environment by rural versus urban location.
Author(s): Catherine J. Lillehoj, Jason D. Daniel-Ulloa, Faryle Nothwehr
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(1), e1-e5
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Utility of a Work Process Classification System for Characterizing Non-Fatal Injuries in the Alaskan Commercial Fishing Industry
Describes the application and modification of the Work Process Classification System (WPCS) in Alaskan fishing fleets to categorize non-fatal occupational injuries in the fishing industry. Recognizes work practices that could be pursued for further investigation and future injury prevention efforts.
Author(s): Laura N. Syron, Devin L. Lucas, Viktor E. Bovbjerg, Jeffrey W. Bethel, Laurel D. Kincl
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 75(1), 30070
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Describes the application and modification of the Work Process Classification System (WPCS) in Alaskan fishing fleets to categorize non-fatal occupational injuries in the fishing industry. Recognizes work practices that could be pursued for further investigation and future injury prevention efforts.
Author(s): Laura N. Syron, Devin L. Lucas, Viktor E. Bovbjerg, Jeffrey W. Bethel, Laurel D. Kincl
Citation: International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 75(1), 30070
Date: 01/2016
Type: Document
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Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety: A Farm and Research Team Participatory Model
Highlights a study of a participatory research program which produced the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide. Input from farm managers and workers was key to the development of the guide, which is now used as an educational tool for agricultural safety across the Pacific Northwest region.
Author(s): Kit Galvin, Jen Krenz, Marcy Harrington, Pablo Palmández, Richard A. Fenske
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 21(1), 113-122
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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Highlights a study of a participatory research program which produced the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide. Input from farm managers and workers was key to the development of the guide, which is now used as an educational tool for agricultural safety across the Pacific Northwest region.
Author(s): Kit Galvin, Jen Krenz, Marcy Harrington, Pablo Palmández, Richard A. Fenske
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 21(1), 113-122
Date: 2016
Type: Document
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