Health Outcomes Among Beginning Farmers

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fethke NB ; Ramaswamy M
• Description:
  Beginning farmers, agricultural workers that have 10 years or less experience operating a farm, face unique challenges in starting and sustaining their businesses. It is unknown whether they are at risk for adverse health outcomes due to their differing demographic characteristics and experiences from established farmers because little information is available on this group. Given that agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries, it is important to know whether this group is at particular risk for adverse health outcomes compared to established farmers. To address the lack of available knowledge on beginning farmers, this pilot study will characterize occupational physical and psychosocial stressors and the prevalence of adverse health outcomes among Iowa beginning farmers. Data collection for this study is ongoing. Preliminary results regarding musculoskeletal health will be presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Demography Farmers Hazardous Substances Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Demographic Characteristics Farm Workers Health Hazards MSD Musculoskeletal Disorders Risk Factors Safety Practices Stress
• Publisher:
  Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052869
• Citation:
  Safeguarding farm livelihoods: 15th Annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health (MRASH) Conference, November 15-16, 2016, Sioux Center, Iowa. Iowa City, IA: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, 2016 Nov; :1
• Email:
  maya-ramaswamy@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa, Iowa City
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Safeguarding farm livelihoods: 15th Annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety & Health (MRASH) Conference, November 15-16, 2016, Sioux Center, Iowa
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:82ff8c03cf8738fbac7272288405a930b5f2f5eb9a27e03fe2d1a6ea61014a124fbae7f798021b388d40b68b4b24f93831deaefde28d7813d7d107420cfe0391
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215782/cdc_215782_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 290.92 KB ]