National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety - annual report - September 30, 2014 - September 29, 2015

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• Personal Author:
  Lee BC ; Marlenga B ; Salzwedel M
• Description:
  The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) was established in 1997 and has a long history of developing, testing and sustaining projects associated with children who live on, work on, and visit farms and ranches across the U.S. Unlike the regional NIOSH Agricultural Centers, this Center has a national focus with a national network of partners and project collaborators. The Center's major emphasis is on national leadership and knowledge mobilization. Relevance: Injury data collected by NIOSH from 1998-2012 revealed demographic and injury details as well as trends over time. The rate of non-fatal childhood agricultural injuries per 1,000 farms (includes youth who live on, visit, and are hired to work on farms) declined by 61% since 1998. While overall rates are declining, non-fatal farm injuries among children under 10 years are increasing, and the majority of injuries occur to non-working children. At the same time, available data indicate that the number of childhood agricultural deaths are remaining constant at about 105 each year. The Center's work continues to be highly relevant as we build upon scientific evidence regarding the most preventable injuries and the most effective interventions. A core issue with which we deal is the "culture" of agriculture and the prevalence of injuries among hard to reach populations such as Anabaptist communities, children of immigrant workers, and beginning farmers and ranchers who were not raised on farms. Our Center's theme is "strengthening public-private partnerships to address childhood agricultural injury prevention." With a modified Socio-Ecologic Model as our guide, our projects are striving to engage the organizations and businesses that influence the business of farming. The higher "sphere of influence" is likely to influence adults' decisions and social norms associated with children's roles and presence in agricultural settings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Behavior Demography Emigration And Immigration Family Farmers Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Attitude Children Demographic Characteristics Ecological Systems Families Immigrant Workers Injuries Injury-prevention Mortality Data Occupational-hazards Occupational Safety And Health Occupational Safety Programs Partnership Safety-education Safety Culture Safety Research Sociological Factors Surveillance Work Organization

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• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• 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:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049353
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 2015 Nov; :1-15
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara C. Lee, RN, PhD, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, 1000 N. Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  nccrahs@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 Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety - annual report - September 30, 2014 - September 29, 2015
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
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