Southeastern Coastal Center for Agriculture Health and Safety (SCCAHS)

Details

• Personal Author:
  Morris JG Jr.
• Description:
  The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) explores and addresses the occupational safety and health needs of people working in agriculture, fishing, and forestry in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The University of Florida is the lead institution of this Center, partnering with the University of South Florida (USF), Florida State University (FSU), Florida A&M University (FAMU), Emory University, and the University of the Virgin Islands. These universities are working together to design and implement interdisciplinary research and educational projects to promote occupational health and safety among the 240,000 farms (estimated by U.S. Department of Agriculture to be operating in the region), their operators, families, employees, and contractors, as well as those in the forestry and fishery industries. SCCAHS focus areas and associated research projects include the following: 1. Coastal fishery worker safety and health (Research Project: Occupational health and safety surveillance of Gulf seafood workers). 2. Heat stress (Research Project: Heat stress and biomarkers of renal disease). 3. Pesticide/herbicide exposure (Research Project: Extent of agricultural pesticide applications in Florida using best practices). 4. Innovative approaches to foster research to practice (Research Project: Pesticide and heat stress education for Latino farmworkers through culturally appropriate training). The overarching goals of the Center include the following: 1. Provide occupational safety and health education and training to the agriculture, fishing, and forestry workforce. 2. Bring evidence-based, safety and health programs, developed through the other NIOSH-funded agricultural centers into the southeastern coastal region. 3. When appropriate, translate programs into Spanish, and assist in supporting multilingual training efforts throughout the region. 4. Conduct research to practice projects focused on: Evaluating whether safety and education materials produce changes in safety behaviors; Documenting hazards and risks in fishery worker populations; testing training materials aimed at reducing injuries; Utilizing remote sensing technology to map pesticide uses; Looking at heat stress tolerance. 5. Conduct further research and applied projects based on needs as they arise. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Forestry Heat Stress Disorders Hot Temperature Hunting Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Centers Fishing Industry Heat Stress Pesticides R2p Research To Practice Initiative
• 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:
  Alabama ; Florida ; Georgia ; Mississippi ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Puerto Rico ; South Carolina
• 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:
  1-107
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070661
• 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-011230, 2023 Jan; :1-107
• Contact Point Address:
  John Glenn Morris, Jr. MD, MPH&TM, Director, Emerging Pathogens Institute, P.O. Box 100009, Gainesville, FL 32610
• Email:
  jgmorris@epi.ufl.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Florida, Gainesville
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160930
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1ce64a4fec5db704b4274dc365bf1e38b5c20f81ee53cef616711220012883ad9fab376725e9998e72e85574cfe5725260f05bffabedb24b91d77457d344c077
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219276/cdc_219276_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.15 MB ]