National Farm Medicine Center: year in review 2015

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Farm Medicine Center
• Description:
  Our Mission: "The National Farm Medicine Center will be a national resource, conducting high quality research, developing and delivering health and safety information, exploring innovative service models and effecting broad change to improve human health and safety associated with rural and agricultural work, life and environments." The National Farm Medicine Center is a collaborator in the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health (UMASH) Center. UMASH, based at the University of Minnesota, is one of 10 Centers of Excellence in Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The National Farm Medicine Center's projects focus on dairy. With Hispanic workers representing up to 60% of the Wisconsin dairy workforce (and about one-third of the agricultural workforce in the United States), the Farm Center is continuing its long partnership with Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN) by producing culturally appropriate educational interventions to the dairy industry. The face of agriculture is changing. The most diverse generation of U.S. farmers and ranchers is slowly replacing a farmer workforce which now averages 58 years of age. These millennial farmers are well educated, more traveled than their parents and technologically savvy. Among these beginning farmers are veterans, women and youth. At the same time, demand for food, fiber and fuel is increasing. By 2030, Earth will be home to more than 8 billion people, a 10 percent increase from today. How do we satisfy their appetites for these products while simultaneously ensuring the safety of farm families and farm workers? The new farmers grew up with bicycle helmets, car seats and airbags, and are passing those safety practices to their children. Their matter-of-fact attitudes toward safety might make this generation of farmers more open to safety behavior changes. The National Farm Medicine Center and its largest program, the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, continue to address all generations, including those who live, visit and work on farms/ranches. Drawing upon Federal, non-profit and community support, scientific staff and unique rural location, the Farm Center and Children's Center are ideally positioned to study and influence safety practices. "Thank you" to all our friends, collaborators and funding agencies who make our work possible. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Dairy Products Emigration And Immigration Family Farmers Food-Processing Industry Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Children Dairy Products Families Food Processing Immigrant Workers Information Dissemination Information Systems Injury-prevention Migrant Workers Military Personnel Models Occupational-hazards Occupational Health Programs Occupational Medicine Programs Occupational Safety Programs Racial Factors Safety-education Safety Equipment Safety Practices Safety Research Surveillance Work-life Balance Young Workers

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• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-25
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048739
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2016 Aug; :1-25
• Contact Point Address:
  National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449-5790
• Email:
  nfmcsh@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  National Farm Medicine Center: year in review 2015
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18c6f0d59044d5dcf77619c257a1f7110ebd1ef744a594d324100608c6698b5e171275c273d70a9c19b0781bfe5c2a9a3e849ea4d6a1f672c51d82c4338c63cb
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203418/cdc_203418_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.03 MB ]