National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety

Details

• Personal Author:
  Lee B
• Description:
  The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) serves as the only NIOSH funded agricultural center designated to focus on children (0 to 18 years). Formally established in 1997, the theme for this cycle was "moving childhood agricultural safety knowledge into practice through sustained partnerships." From 2008 to 2014 NCCRAHS staff members planned, implemented and evaluated nearly all project activities as proposed in the Center application submitted April 2008. The Administrative Core provided a framework to support, guide and monitor the progress of the overall center and the specific components of each core. Scientific advisors provided periodic input and review of activities. The mini-grant program funded up to $80,000 annually with the majority of funded projects addressing vulnerable populations. The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) grew in membership and an external evaluation revealed that participants are committed to further disseminating public awareness campaigns addressing tractors and parental accountability. The Blueprint for Knowledge Translation successfully developed and disseminated an updated national action plan. The Stakeholder Communications team published quarterly Nurture newsletters, launched social media sites, and provided frequent, high quality technical assistance to professional and lay audiences. The randomized controlled trial that tested methods to motivate farm parents to create safe play areas yielded important findings; while the study of economics of youth farm labor and injuries provided clear and compelling data on costs of childhood agricultural injuries and deaths. The project to test and disseminate work safety guidelines for hired youth was redirected when the federal government stopped the process of updating child labor in agriculture regulations. In its place, a model voluntary policy for hiring young workers was developed with support from the National Council of Agricultural Employers, a new website (www.cultivatesafety.org) was created as a reference point for parents and front-line supervisors. Additional funding was secured to conduct work beyond the Center's core budget from NIOSH, including a contract to operationalize the 2012 Blueprint for Protecting Children in Agriculture via a national Summit organized with the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Agriculture Family Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Agricultural Industry Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Workers Children Families Injuries Injury Prevention Tractors Traumatic Injuries
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• 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:
  1-103
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048905
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2017-100474
• 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, U54-OH-009568, 2015 Apr; :1-103
• Contact Point Address:
  Barbara Lee, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449
• Email:
  lee.barbara@mcrf.mfldclin.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c3e442d6a004ddc32a2e04c03dd6772e4086f6d002054d3e89867fb50b2f62bc7bf38a3906762a8dca6d0a3eea622bb99875ee124e95451277e688ea64750767
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218652/cdc_218652_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.20 MB ]