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Refinement and Enhancement of Agricultural Safety Curricula for Children (REACCH)



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    The REACCH project combined research teams of two previously funded R01 evaluation studies of farm Safety Day events to translate findings from those studies into improved practice for children's injury prevention. The project used mixed methods to develop and test appropriate safety messages for children who attended Progressive Agriculture Safety Days (PAF). The study's purpose was to design and test the efficacy of an enhanced method of Safety Day instruction in increasing children's and parents' safety knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, and reducing children's exposures to targeted farm hazards. Three topics were targeted to allow in-depth data collection in a tightly focused area thereby leading to a more rigorous evaluation. Large animal, water, and chemical safety were selected based on input from PAF focus groups and because these topics reflect leading causes of injury not only to farm children but to all children who reside in rural areas. The specific aims were to: 1. Develop enhanced Safety Day curricula for three high risk activities for children who live on, work on, or visit farms, and develop supplemental curricular materials to be delivered as boosters following participation in the Safety Day. 2. Strengthen the local planning of Safety Days and the training of instructors for the three targeted high risk activities. 3. Test the efficacy of the enhanced curriculum and strengthened training by comparing safety-related outcomes for children and their parents and comparing ratings by instructors in enhanced versus usual Safety Days. 4. Test the efficacy of the supplemental boosters by comparing safety-related outcomes for children and their parents who receive boosters versus those who do not receive boosters. 5. Incorporate refined curricula and programming into the Progressive Agriculture Safety Day Manual and share findings with other organizations that promote children's safety. A quasi-experimental, control-group, pretest-posttest, repeated measures design was used for data collection from the children. Data were collected from children and their parents (n=685 dyads) over 12 months following the children's Safety Day experiences. Results indicate instructors and children were receptive to the enhanced curriculum. All children significantly gained/retained knowledge about selected farm safety topics compared to the pretest. Delivery mode had minimal measurable impact, although the new "booster" intervention showed some promising effects. Children and their parents reported positive behavior changes. Effect differences between groups were minimal, possibly due to the multiple contamination of the research design, which is not unusual in community trials. The unique blend of survey data and onsite Safety Day observations added experiential insight that can be useful for guiding Safety Day interventions. The partnership of local Safety Day coordinators, the Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF), the University of Alabama, and the University of Kentucky provided a unique approach to examine the effectiveness of PAF Safety Day events. Findings confirmed that instructors desire guidance and flexibility in delivery of their safety messages. Constraints imposed by school systems (keeping classes together) need to be considered for message delivery mode. The evaluation results can be used to assist PAF with refinements of future programs. The findings also contribute to the national research agenda in farm child safety knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and injury rates. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • Series:
    Grant Final Reports
  • Publisher:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Grant
  • Genre:
    Final Grant Report
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Division:
    OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    1-115
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20047294
  • NTIS Accession Number:
    PB2016-101959
  • Citation:
    Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R01-OH-009197, 2012 Aug; :1-115
  • Contact Point Address:
    Deborah B. Reed, PhD, University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY 40536-0232
  • Email:
    dbreed01@uky.edu
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2012
  • Performing Organization:
    University of Kentucky, Lexington
  • Peer Reviewed:
    False
  • Start Date:
    20070801
  • Source Full Name:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  • End Date:
    20120731
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    urn:sha-512:37ed89dea770b5135461d898f23a30ddd8ffce0538892955ed688a6410375baa45687f5af1b5f68f889918a5acf07177435d9b4032dcf182015c625edd65b3dd
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