Research

Tracking Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Health Indicators: RISC 2.0

NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Viktor Bovbjerg, PhD, MPH

Fatal and non-fatal injuries in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sectors remain both elevated and poorly documented, compared to other work settings.

Fishermen Led Injury Prevention Program (FLIPP) for Lifejackets Mobile Program

NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Laurel Kincl, PhD, CSP

In commercial fishing, fatalities occur when those lost were not wearing a lifejacket. Commercial fishermen deaths have extended impacts on the coastal communities and families.

Forestry Workforce Location- and Wearable-based Activity Recognition to Quantify on-the Job Digital Health and Safety Metrics

NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Robert Keefe, PhD and Eloise Zimbelman, PhD

Logging is among the most dangerous professions in the United States. Manual felling of timber with chainsaws and setting of cable log chokers accounted for 47% of injuries in Idaho between 2011-2014.

Respiratory Health and Indoor Air Quality in the Cannabis Industry

NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Christopher Simpson, PhD and Carolyn Sack, MD

Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic expansion of the Cannabis industry in multiple US states.

Engineering Solutions to Reduce Pesticide Exposure and Waste on Northwest Fruit Farms

NIOSH Funding Period 2022-2027 | Edward Kasner, PhD, MPH and Lav Khot, PhD

The overall objectives of this project are to evaluate emerging pesticide application technologies and educational programming as interventions for breaking the pesticide exposure pathway on Northwest

Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety

NIOSH Funding Period 2016-2022 | Kit Galvin, MPH, CIH

Handheld pesticide application takes place in farming and forestry work, and unintentional exposures can be common. Few evidence-based and practical solutions have been developed and shared across these

CLEAN AIR–I CARE: Stressors of Balancing Childcare, Work, and Concerns of Wildfire Smoke Exposures for Farmworker Parents

PNASH Pilot Project 2021-2022 |

Savannah D’Evelyn, PhD

Working outside amid heat and wildfire smoke makes summer farm work grueling. But for those who are also parents, these challenges are compounded by the pressure of balancing work and childcare, and

Determinants of Stress, Fatigue, and Injury Risk for Loggers and Log Truck Drivers

PNASH Pilot Project 2021-2022 | Marissa Baker, PhD and June Spector, MD & MPH

Loggers and log truck drivers are at high risk for fatigue and stress, due to long working hours and high job demands.

Pesticide Exposures and Risk Perceptions among Male and Female Latinx Farmers in Idaho

PNASH Pilot Project 2021-2022 | Carly Hyland, PhD

Previous studies have documented high levels of pesticide exposure among Latinx farmworkers.