Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) - summary annual report 2015

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• Personal Author:
  Alexander BH
• Description:
  Center Summary: The Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) is a Center of Excellence in Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education, and Prevention funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The center is a collaboration of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine, the National Farm Medicine Center of the Marshfield Clinic with the Migrant Clinicians Network, and the Minnesota Department of Health. This collaboration brings together unique and complimentary expertise to address existing and emerging occupational health and safety issues in agriculture. A central theme for UMASH is the interrelationship between the production practices and the farm workplace health and safety conditions. Production practices are primarily driven by social, economic and animal health considerations. In the agriculture, workplace health and safety conditions are strongly influenced by these production practices. The UMASH emphasizes the concept of One Health which focuses on the interdependence between animal health, human health, and the health of the environment. The UMASH also emphasizes the importance of maintaining vigilance over how changes in agriculture production can influence the health and well-being of agricultural populations. The UMASH center has seven currently funded projects: health and safety in the pork production industry, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection in swine veterinarians, surveillance of disease and injury in dairy farmers, surveillance of zoonotic diseases in agriculture workers, immigrant dairy worker health and safety, facilitating return to work of ill and injured workers, and establishing a multidisciplinary network to address agriculture worker health and safety issues. The center also has an outreach component to disseminate and collect information from stakeholders; a pilot projects program to foster new partnerships, explore new opportunities and address emerging issues in the field of agricultural safety and health; and an evaluation program to monitor and assess the performance and outcomes of the center. Relevance: The agriculture industry is challenged with responding to an increasing global demand for a safe and plentiful food supply that is both affordable and produced in a sustainable manner. To meet this demand the industry will develop novel approaches to producing food. The changes accompanying food production will also impact the people who produce the food. The complex and varied nature of the agricultural workplace contributes to agriculture being one of the most hazardous occupations. As agriculture evolves to meet increasing global food demand, the occupational health risks encountered by the agricultural work force will evolve with some hazards being eliminated and others emerging. The changing face of agriculture will also change who is producing food. Small farms may give way to larger enterprises that hire the majority of their labor force; including many who have no background in agriculture. Understanding and managing these changes is essential to protecting the health of agriculture workers and their families. The Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) conducts research, education and prevention activities aimed at improving the health and safety of workers and their families. The UMASH investigates how this evolving industry is changing the risks agricultural populations face. It develops improved methods to identify and reduce risks and it explores how best to interact with producers, agricultural workers and their families, and the broader agricultural community. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Animals Dairy Products Education Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Livestock Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Small Business Veterinarians Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Agricultural Centers Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Processes Agricultural Products Agricultural Workers Animal Handlers Dairy Products Emerging Infectious Diseases Families Farm Workers Food Health Hazards Infectious Agents Information Dissemination Information Processing Injuries Injury Prevention Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus MRSA Occupational Safety Programs Partnership Risk Management Safety Education Safety Programs Safety Research Small Businesses Socioeconomics Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Work Environment Worker Safety Work Practices Zoonoses

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• Publisher:
  University of Minnesota
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-15
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049371
• Citation:
  Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, 2015 Sep; :1-15
• Contact Point Address:
  Bruce H. Alexander, Ph.D., Center Director, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  balex@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110930
• Source Full Name:
  Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH) - summary annual report 2015
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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