National Farm Medicine Center: year in review 2014

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Farm Medicine Center
• Description:
  The Farm Center, established in 1981, is one of the longest-running agricultural safety and health centers in the United States. Just as agricultural practices have changed greatly during that time, so too has the Farm Center's research program, translation of research into products, and service to the farming community. Consider that in 2014 the Farm Center: 1. Added seven new research projects through the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety. 2. Added two new staff members whose unique skills are enabling the Farm Center and National Children's Center to implement its new research projects and reach underserved dairy worker populations. 3. Implemented new research projects that focus on U.S. military veterans and Native Americans. 4. Published new child safety guidelines to complement the emerging popularity of Community Based Agriculture (gardening). We'd like to say "thank you" to all our friends, supporters, collaborators and funding agencies. With your help, we will continue to grow! Farm parents, insurers, youth organizations and others increasingly turn to the unique capabilities of the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety to help ensure the safety of the next generation of farmers. Recognizing the role played by the National Children's Center in the steady decline of childhood agricultural nonfatal injury rates over the past decade, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announced in September that it awarded the Center a $6 million competitive grant renewal for a five-year cycle. NIOSH has funded the National Children's Center since 1997. The Center also is supported through generous donations and other grants. "This major award significantly expands our efforts to integrate proven safety strategies into programs of organizations and businesses that are best-positioned to influence the safety of children living and working on farms," said Barbara Lee, Ph.D., National Children's Center director. "Innovative approaches will address safety for beginning farmers and ranchers; child care services for migrant and seasonal farm worker parents; and supervisor training of youth hired for agricultural employment." [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Dairy Products Emigration And Immigration Family Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Children Dairy Products Families Gardeners Immigrant Workers Information Dissemination Information Systems Injury-prevention Migrant Workers Military Personnel Occupational-hazards Occupational Health Programs Occupational Medicine Programs Occupational Safety Programs Racial Factors Safety-education Safety Research Surveillance 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:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048742
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2015 Aug; :1-21
• 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:
  2015
• 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 2014
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203420/cdc_203420_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.27 MB ]