National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety: 1999 Year in Review

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• Corporate Authors:
  Marshfield Clinic
• Description:
  When the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety was formally established in October, 1997, we acknowledged the many challenges that face farm safety and health advocates. Our initial strategies were based on a premise that "best practices" would emanate from efforts that link childhood injury prevention research with farm owner/operators and the people or organizations with influence, such as policy makers and agribusiness. Looking back on 1999, I believe we have achieved positive outcomes based on that premise. A major highlight of 1999 was the June release of the North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT). The National Action Plan for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention included 13 objectives, one of which was to "establish guidelines/or children's and adolescents' work in the industry of agriculture" as the foundation upon which to build other strategies. The NAGCAT project involved a coordinated, comprehensive effort involving more than 150 individuals from the public and private sector; and now signifies the completion of a critical objective in the National Action Plan.As further evidence of its success, NAGCAT has been featured in more than 80 stories in major farm journals and rural newspapers. In every case, the media coverage has reflected positively on the leadership and commitment of our staff within the National Children's Center. There were several other notable achievements and milestones in 1999, including: Responded to more than 800 technical assistance requests; Enhanced the National Children's Center Internet site (http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children) and added a dedicated Internet site for North American Guidelines for Children's Agricultural Tasks (www.nagcat.org); Initiated a comprehensive external evaluation of the Center; Participated in 23 health & safety conferences and 7 agribusiness conventions; Conducted several professional training sessions, including our 3-day Rural Youth Safety Summer Seminar; Added and expanded roles for Formal Collaborating Agencies; and Added two staff members, one specializing in migrant children and one in youth recreational injuries. While it is comforting to look back on our accomplishments, we know the toll of injuries remains high and we are called to search deeper and work harder to protect children and adolescents from preventable injuries. Our mission remains to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Agriculture Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Children Farm Workers Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Young Workers
• Publisher:
  Marshfield Clinic
• 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:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056962
• Citation:
  Marshfield, WI: Marshfield Clinic, 2000 Apr; :1-12
• Contact Point Address:
  Marshfield Clinic, National Farm Medicine Center, 1000 North Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449-5777
• Email:
  nccrahs@mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Medical Research & Education Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19970930
• Source Full Name:
  National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety: 1999 year in review
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214450/cdc_214450_DS1.pdf
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