Adapting Care to Culture: Aging in Agriculture

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• Personal Author:
  Eastman A
• Description:
  Kentucky is home to over 76,400 farms (Census of Agriculture, 2014). According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the average age of a farmer in Kentucky is 57.6. This is a reflection of the nation's increasing age of farm operators, which has followed a 30-yearlong steady increase. With an increasing age in an occupation that not only serves as a means of income but as a lifestyle, the aging farm population has specific needs when it comes to health care. Acknowledgement of certain aspects of the agricultural lifestyle can help nurses provide culturally competent care. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Community Health Services Farmers Health Personnel Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Community Health Health Care Workers Health Communications Information Dissemination Nurses Nursing Public Health
• ISSN:
  0742-8367
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  8
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052987
• Citation:
  Ky Nurse 2015 Jul-Sep; 63(3):8
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Kentucky Nurse
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215866/cdc_215866_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.69 MB ]