Georgia’s Harvesting Healthy Habits Project

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• Corporate Authors:
  Georgia. Department of Human Resources
• Description:
  Overview: The Georgia Harvesting Healthy Habits Campaign is a three year research demonstration project designed to improve access to cancer prevention and detection information, education, and screening for agricultural workers and their families. The GHHH is a collaborative effort sponsored by the Georgia Department of Human Resources Cancer Control Program and the University of Georgia's Health Communication Center with funding from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Goals: To demonstrate through a systematic process and summative evaluation that innovative communication techniques regarding cancer prevention, and are effective. Accomplishments: 1. Education of farmers regarding skin cancer prevention. 2. Adoption of the skin cancer prevention hat and the educational boards by private corporation for distribution to the public. 3. Education of Farm Youth about skin cancer prevention. 4. Adoption of the Skin Cancer Education module by other organizations. 5. Education of Public Health Nurses. 6. Creations of a demand for Skin Cancer Prevention Education. 7. Education of Migrant Families about early detection and skin cancer prevention. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Emigration And Immigration Health Personnel Health Promotion Neoplasms Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Public Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Cancer Disease Prevention Health Communications Health Promotion Information Dissemination Migrant Workers Nurses Personal Protective Equipment PPE Public Health Safety Education Safety Programs Screening Programs Skin Cancer Skin Protection Young Workers

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• 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:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053303
• 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, U03-CCU-410103, 1997 Dec; :1-574
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Performing Organization:
  Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19930930
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19970929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218763/cdc_218763_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 54.27 MB ]