National Farm Medicine Center: 2010 year in review

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Farm Medicine Center
• Description:
  As you'll see in this 2010 Year in Review, our National Farm Medicine Center staff have a lot to be excited about as we enter our 30th anniversary year. There was also great news from our National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety. Federal data released in 2010 indicated that the rate of non-fatal childhood injury on farms and ranches continued to decline, dropping nearly 60 percent since 1998. Although there is no absolute cause and effect correlation, I believe we can attribute the decline to several factors, including: 1. Congressional approval and funding of the National Action Plan for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention, facilitated by Congressman David Obey in 1996, followed by leadership from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, which conducted surveillance and funded high-quality research. 2. Significant levels of private donations to non-governmental organizations for community-based safety programs; and multi-media campaigns such as "Keep Kids away from Tractors." 3. National Children's Center initiatives to establish consensus-driven guidelines, most notably the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) and Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms. Looking ahead, we will enhance our many initiatives addressing agricultural health and safety for adults and children. Our emphasis on underserved populations will expand via the talents and interests of new staff. The strong partnerships we have developed with leaders in agribusiness and producer organizations, safety advocates, researchers and health care providers will facilitate identification and management of issues affecting agricultural populations at the local, regional and national level. Further, with an emphasis on translating knowledge into practice, you will likely "see" us more often as we expand our communication delivery via social media to reach broad audiences. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Community Health Services Education Family Farmers Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Agricultural Safety Children Communication Systems Community Based Community Health Families Guidelines Information Dissemination Information Systems Injuries Injury-prevention Intervention Occupational-hazards Occupational Health Programs Occupational Medicine Programs Occupational Safety Programs Partnership Racial Factors Safety-education Safety Research Social Media Surveillance Training Translational Research Worker Safety Work Practices Young Workers

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• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• 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:20048750
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2011 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:
  2011
• 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: 2010 year in review
• 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/203425/cdc_203425_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.74 MB ]