Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center – Year End Report – September 30, 2015 to September 29, 2016

Details

• Personal Author:
  Fenske R
• Description:
  The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (PNASH) Center is dedicated to the prevention of illness and injury among agricultural producers, workers and their families. One of ten regional centers, PNASH serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington, integrating expertise from multiple disciplines, institutions and community partners. The Center is focused on safe and sustainable agricultural workplaces and communities with an emphasis on injury and illness prevention, especially among hired laborers, migrant/seasonal workers, and children. Our approach includes: Working in partnership with employers, workers, agencies and other research and service organizations; Conducting innovative research and intervention programs that focus on problem solving; Taking solutions to the workplace through training, outreach, and participatory research. We are housed in the UW Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health and have formal affiliations with multiple UW programs, Washington State University (WSU), and Oregon State University, among others. Our faculty, staff, and students bring expertise to our agricultural industries in the fields of medicine, nursing, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, engineering, and education. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Community Health Services Emigration And Immigration Farmers Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Centers Agricultural Industry Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Children Community Health Disease Prevention Farm Workers Health Communications Information Systems Injury Prevention Migrant Workers Partnership Public Health Safety Education Safety Programs Seasonal Workers

  More +
• Publisher:
  University of Washington
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053406
• Citation:
  Seattle, WA: University of Washington, 2016 Sep; :1-28
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard Fenske, PhD, MPH, Professor & Director, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
• Email:
  pnash@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH) Center - year end report - September 30, 2015 to September 29, 2016
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6f836d3247174b97d820d42fa79a081cfa509128cc8bcbdc8f6e2e567f74d0d189f1b6a6433addafb9d32ac772170f90bfcf5e97ab7e30eb3be003154c1cf315
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216165/cdc_216165_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.25 MB ]