A National Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative

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• Personal Author:
  Castillo, Dawn N. ; Hard D ; Myers J ; Pizatella T ; Stout N
• Description:
  The problem of children being injured as a result of living, visiting or working on a farm has been recognized for several decades. Although many individuals and groups have crusaded for the prevention of childhood agricultural injuries over the years, until recently, there has not been a national coordinated effort. In fiscal year (FY) 1997 the U.S. Congress provided targeted funding to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to implement a National Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative. NIOSH goals for the initiative are to fill critical data needs; establish an infrastructure which facilitates the use of data to develop and improve upon prevention efforts; encourage the use of effective prevention strategies by the private and public sectors; and, to increase the involvement of the private sector in both prevention and research efforts. A panel of experts in agricultural injury surveillance was convened to evaluate existing surveillance programs and identify the most promising strategies for surveillance. NIOSH has funded research grants in a number of priority areas, including: etiology; outcomes of youth farm work and injuries; intervention strategies; and, evaluation of commonly used educational or training programs. Through a cooperative agreement, the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety was established. The Center will coordinate and promote the use of state-of-the art prevention information and organize multiperspective teams which will use consensus-building to arrive at recommended guidelines. A government agency task force will work toward facilitating a coordinated and informed public response, and a workshop will be held to begin exploring mechanisms for involving the private sector in research and prevention efforts. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Children Injury Injury-prevention Occupational-health Safety-measures Surveillance-programs Training

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• ISSN:
  1074-7583
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  183-191
• Volume:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025137
• Citation:
  J Agric Saf Health 1998 May; 4(Special Issue 1):183-191
• Contact Point Address:
  Dawn Castillo, Div. Safety Research/Surveillance and Field Investigations Branch/Injury Surveillance Section, NIOSH, 1095 Willowdale Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  dnc0@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196627/cdc_196627_DS1.pdf
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