Healthcare

Reducing Occupational Health and Safety Risks Among Young Workers in Agriculture through Clinician Engagement

Occupational hazards of adolescent farm workers is a topic many argue is critical, but for which there have been few directed activities in the research and healthcare community. This project tailored the RCAT survey instrument to develop a tool for clinicians to assess and reduce the risks of their adolescent agricultural patients. 
 
Agricultural workplace fatality rates among youth under age 18 are extremely high, accounting for approximately 42% of workers killed during 1992-2000, and 10% of workers killed from 1998-2007.