Improving the Health and Safety of People Working in Agriculture in the West, Annual Report Period: 9/30/21 – 9/29/22

Details

• Personal Author:
  Pinkerton KE
• Description:
  Agriculture in the western United States represents one of the most labor-intensive and productive operations in the world. California's agricultural industry alone is the largest and most diverse in the nation, producing two-thirds of the country's fruits and nuts and one-third of the country's vegetables. The mission of the Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) is to improve the health and safety of those working in western agriculture, with particular consideration of the unique issues in the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada, where more than a third of the nation's farmworkers live. Agriculture ranks among the most hazardous occupations in the United States and WCAHS has a direct public health impact by increasing the understanding of what causes injuries and illnesses in this population and applying the findings to develop interventions. Research accomplishments include the recognition of inorganic dust as a cause of respiratory disease in agriculture, ergonomic changes to reduce injury during the grape harvest, new assays for pesticide monitoring, outreach to farmworkers on pesticide and heat-related illness prevention, and addressing the health impacts of migrant status on farmworkers. WCAHS works with regional growers, industry, labor, government agencies, and community-based organizations to address agricultural safety and health issues through the translation of research results into effective workplace interventions. WCAHS is located at the University of California, Davis, which is ranked number one in the United States for its agriculture program. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Communicable Diseases Emigration And Immigration Farmers Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers COVID-19 Farm Workers Migrant Workers Public Health Safety Research Surveillance
• Publisher:
  Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Arizona ; California ; Hawaii ; Nevada ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-17
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066431
• Citation:
  Davis, CA: University of California, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, 2022 Oct; :1-17
• Contact Point Address:
  Kent E. Pinkerton, PhD, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, University of California, Davis, CA 95616-8575
• Email:
  kepinkerton@ucdavis.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Improving the health and safety of people working in agriculture in the West, annual report period: 9/30/20 - 9/29/21
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e91654ec8c4440350b7adb83d1f39852d7bab272721f52acbd4daf731bcee3585d558581cfcf3bd1ee2c8b6c7a3ba19679c7df8b1b3c8da24a2ac3db4996dc94
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212860/cdc_212860_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.34 MB ]