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Agricultural Health and Safety During Covid-19
To reduce the impact of COVID-19 outbreak conditions on employers, employees, and the public, it is important for all employers to plan now for COVID-19. Resources are available in Spanish and English.
Agricultural Medicine eLearning Series for Mid-Level Health Care Providers
(PNASH Pilot Project 2015-2016) This project developed a pilot self-paced OEM e-Learning Series targeting physician assistant & nurse practitioner students to improve their ability to recognize, diagnose, treat, prevent, and provide patient education pertaining to occupational injuries and illnesses in the agricultural community.
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.