Public Health Science in Agriculture: Farmers’ Perspectives on Respiratory Protection Research

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• Personal Author:
  Janssen B ; Nonnenmann MW
• Description:
  Although agriculture in the US is now firmly rooted in scientific investigation, farmers were dismissive of agricultural science for many decades. Currently, there is a well-established body of scientific evidence related to occupational hazards on farms, as well as strategies to mediate them. However, rates of injuries and illness remain higher in agriculture than almost any other industry. This paper, based on in-depth interviews with poultry producers in Texas, suggests that farmers are not receptive to health and safety research in agriculture. They do not trust researchers' agendas, they fear that there will be negative economic consequences, and they do not agree that the questions asked by safety and health researchers are scientifically valid. As a result, agricultural safety and health research resembles earlier iterations of agricultural science in which the industry is resistant to accept the validity of the research process, approach, or evidence presented. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Farmers Health Promotion Livestock Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory Protective Devices Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Agricultural Safety And Health Author Keywords: Scientific Agriculture Broiler Chicken Production Health Communications Livestock Industry Psychological Responses Public Health Respiratory Protection Safety Education

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• ISSN:
  0743-0167
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Mississippi ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  122-130
• Volume:
  55
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053171
• Citation:
  J Rural Stud 2017 Oct; 55:122-130
• Contact Point Address:
  Brandi Janssen, University of Iowa, 145 N Riverside Dr, S329 CPHB, Iowa City, IA 52242, United States
• Email:
  brandi-janssen@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Rural Studies
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3370c999c9a6417541ec20f241d9ca4dac66cb1a724720911d9376ee2f85fe5aa24c4c3c0b0ac1d885e92d9c3444f48374514c7dad4fdceec8008bc4ab40c179
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215983/cdc_215983_DS1.pdf
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