Farmer assessment of the Certified Safe Farm program

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• Personal Author:
  Donham KJ ; Kline A ; Leedom-Larson K ; Rautiainen, Risto ; Schneiders S
• Description:
  This article summarizes the qualitative findings from a study evaluating a novel agricultural health and safety program called Certified Safe Farm (CSF). Results are presented from focus groups held in 2002 and 2006 as well as mail-out surveys conducted in 2001 and 2002. Focus group participants and survey responders were farmers involved in CSF intervention studies. CSF aims to remove hazards through on-farm safety reviews, detect health concerns through clinical screenings, provide personalized occupational health and wellness education, and provide incentives for meeting farm safety targets. Farmers overwhelmingly felt that CSF was beneficial for their health and safety by improving their knowledge and behaviors. In both the focus groups and questionnaires, farmers felt that occupational health screening was the most important component of CSF, and on-farm safety review was the second most important component. Farmers also helped to identify areas in which CSF could be improved in the future. Major areas of suggested program improvement included increased involvement of entire farm families, increased enrollment of younger farmers, increased program incentives such as reduced insurance premiums, and increased ease of access to program providers (AgriSafe clinics), among other recommendations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Behavior Farmers Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Health Standards Health Surveys Intervention Studies Medical Screening Occupational Health Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Occupational Safety Programs Qualitative Analysis Qualitative Research Questionnaires Safety Practices Safety Programs Standards Worker Health

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  33-43
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038581
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2008 Jul; 12(3):33-43
• Contact Point Address:
  Aaron Kline, University of Iowa, 100 Oakdale Campus, 241 IREH, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  aaron-kline@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Wholesale and Retail Trade ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20080831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a07eed31936d4fe7d5be0f498033b0d99c70c9206c7e8339bb50d6bd763d77a2d01477d1211b2a85eb2c73c6959da5ab4d51f5303cd60ff2659cc121b2aac33a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192235/cdc_192235_DS1.pdf
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