Rural Agricultural Health and Safety – Resources
Selected recent or important resources focusing on Rural Agricultural Health and Safety.
Occupational Risks and Pregnancy and Infant Health Outcomes in Florida Farmworkers
Presents the results of a community-based participatory research study of female farmworkers in Central Florida on workplace conditions and behaviors, and maternal, pregnancy, and infant health outcomes.
Author(s): Jennifer Runkle, Joan Flocks, Jeannie Economos, J. Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Linda McCauley
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7820–7840
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Presents the results of a community-based participatory research study of female farmworkers in Central Florida on workplace conditions and behaviors, and maternal, pregnancy, and infant health outcomes.
Author(s): Jennifer Runkle, Joan Flocks, Jeannie Economos, J. Antonio Tovar-Aguilar, Linda McCauley
Citation: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(8), 7820–7840
Date: 08/2014
Type: Document
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Oregon Indigenous Farmworkers: Results of Promotor Intervention on Pesticide Knowledge and Organophosphate Metabolite Levels
Highlights a study on changes in health knowledge relating to pesticides of indigenous farmworkers in Oregon. Details the results of participants' pesticide knowledge from pre/post-intervention questionnaires and biological testing.
Author(s): Linda McCauley, Jennifer D. Runkle, Julie Samples, et al.
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 55(10), 1164-1170
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Highlights a study on changes in health knowledge relating to pesticides of indigenous farmworkers in Oregon. Details the results of participants' pesticide knowledge from pre/post-intervention questionnaires and biological testing.
Author(s): Linda McCauley, Jennifer D. Runkle, Julie Samples, et al.
Citation: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 55(10), 1164-1170
Date: 10/2013
Type: Document
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Exposed and Ignored: How Pesticides are Endangering Our Nation's Farmworkers
Provides an overview of the dangers confronting farmworkers and their families in the U.S. from the use of pesticides and pesticide exposures.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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Provides an overview of the dangers confronting farmworkers and their families in the U.S. from the use of pesticides and pesticide exposures.
Date: 2013
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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Blueprint for Protecting Children in Agriculture: The 2012 National Action Plan
Discusses preventing childhood agricultural injury and death. The Blueprint endeavor builds upon the 1996 plan that launched a national initiative leading to a reduction in nonfatal injuries among children who live on, visit, and work on farms. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Barbara C. Lee, Susan S. Gallagher, Amy K. Liebman, et al.
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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Discusses preventing childhood agricultural injury and death. The Blueprint endeavor builds upon the 1996 plan that launched a national initiative leading to a reduction in nonfatal injuries among children who live on, visit, and work on farms. Mentions rural throughout.
Author(s): Barbara C. Lee, Susan S. Gallagher, Amy K. Liebman, et al.
Date: 05/2012
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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Safety Guidelines for Hired Adolescent Farm Workers
Provides resources and guidance for training adolescent farmworkers to ensures safety while addressing specific work tasks common in agricultural production. Presents guidelines to be used by crew leaders and other supervisors in the field.
Additional links: En Español
Date: 02/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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Provides resources and guidance for training adolescent farmworkers to ensures safety while addressing specific work tasks common in agricultural production. Presents guidelines to be used by crew leaders and other supervisors in the field.
Additional links: En Español
Date: 02/2010
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
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National Center for Farmworker Health Webinars
List of upcoming webinars by the National Center for Farmworker Health.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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List of upcoming webinars by the National Center for Farmworker Health.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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HeatRisk
Offers 7 day heat risk and air quality data at the zip code level. Includes resources and information for healthcare professionals and consumers, particularly those at elevated risk for heat-related illnesses, for protecting health in hot conditions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Offers 7 day heat risk and air quality data at the zip code level. Includes resources and information for healthcare professionals and consumers, particularly those at elevated risk for heat-related illnesses, for protecting health in hot conditions.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Weather Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Telling the Story Project
Project promoting agricultural health and safety through storytelling and case studies. Includes classroom discussion guides, videos, and other resources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, National Farm Medicine Center, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Project promoting agricultural health and safety through storytelling and case studies. Includes classroom discussion guides, videos, and other resources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, National Farm Medicine Center, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Cultivate Safety
Website offering resources on health and safety for youth in agricultural settings, including consideration of both working and non-working youth. Offers guidelines for supervisors of working youth under 18, video demonstrations, hazard mapping tools, agritourism safety information, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, National Farm Medicine Center
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Website offering resources on health and safety for youth in agricultural settings, including consideration of both working and non-working youth. Offers guidelines for supervisors of working youth under 18, video demonstrations, hazard mapping tools, agritourism safety information, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, National Farm Medicine Center
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Una Voz Para La Salud (Call for Health) Information and Referral Service
National bilingual health information and referral service for farmworkers. Offers assistance with locating healthcare, interpretation, support services, and more.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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National bilingual health information and referral service for farmworkers. Offers assistance with locating healthcare, interpretation, support services, and more.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Last Updated: 5/3/2024