Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS): protecting farmers, farmworkers, farm families and their communities - annual report - Sept 30, 2014 - Sept 29, 2015

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• Personal Author:
  Schenker M
• Description:
  Agriculture in the Western United States represents one of the most intensive and productive operations in the world. California's agricultural industry alone is the largest in the nation, producing nearly half of US-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables, and in 2013, California's agricultural production was valued at $46.3 billion. WCAHS' overall goals are to develop research results that can be translated into effective work-place interventions, implement outreach/intervention programs (with a particular focus on vulnerable agricultural populations), evaluate agricultural injury costs, and maintain and create communications with regional growers, industry, labor, governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) addressing agricultural safety and health. WCAHS at UC Davis is uniquely situated to address important current and emerging issues based on its strategic location in the heart of California's Central Valley and its co-location with UC Davis Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, and the Colleges of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and Engineering. The multidisciplinary nature of the Center faculty has facilitated a wide variety of field-oriented research projects, along with diverse trainings and multi-lingual educational programs, and interventional prevention programs. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Agricultural Centers Agricultural Chemicals Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Processes Agricultural Products Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Disease Prevention Diseases Injuries Injury Prevention Occupational Safety Programs Safety Education Safety Programs Safety Research

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• Publisher:
  University of California, Davis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-30
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049342
• Citation:
  Davis, CA: University of California, Davis, 2015 Sep; :1-30
• Contact Point Address:
  Marc Schenker, MD, MPH, WCAHS Director, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS): protecting farmers, farmworkers, farm families and their communities - annual report - Sept 30, 2014 - Sept 29, 2015
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203810/cdc_203810_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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