Using History and Accomplishments to Plan for the Future: A Summary of 15 Years in Agricultural Safety and Health, and Action Steps for Future Directions

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• Corporate Authors:
  Agricultural Safety and Health Network (ASH-NET)
• Description:
  The inspiration for this document arose out of general conversations among various individuals, specifically in discussions occurring at the annual meeting of the Agricultural Safety and Health Network (ASH-NET) in 1998. This discussion centered on the process and efforts a decade earlier that led to the publication of Agriculture at Risk: A Report to the Nation (Merchant et al. 1989) and the contribution that document made in increasing investments and national efforts related to the safety and health of the nation's family farms. Discussions soon focused on the notable absence of a similar but current comprehensive document that looked at production agriculture and farmers, farmworkers, and their families. The passage of time and the changes within agriculture, and agricultural safety and health, since the publication of Agriculture at Risk called for another effort. Individuals' thoughts then turned to the possible uses to which a document relating current overall perceptions of the status of agricultural safety and health, and concrete recommendations on future research and program needs, could be put. Such a document could provide policymakers, public and private funding agencies, and the general public with a convenient and realistic summary of recent progress in, the current status of, and informed projections on issues of concern within agricultural safety and health. With these discussions and thoughts fresh in their minds, the participants in ASH-NET undertook to serve as the coordinating body for a proposed project. This three-year project "Using History and Accomplishments to Plan for the Future: A Summary of 15 Years in Agricultural Safety and Health, and Action Steps for Future Directions" would pull together the different elements and technical expertise needed to produce a document aimed at refocusing attention on agricultural safety and health concerns. These elements and expertise included agricultural safety and health researchers, educators, and program personnel; agriculture manufacturer and insurance association representatives; federal, state, and local government agency personnel; local medical, health, and emergency service providers; and practicing farmworkers and farmers. Although considerable research to access and better understand the views of farmers and farmworkers toward specific agricultural safety and health topics has occurred, it was equally important to access these viewpoints in real time. I am profoundly grateful to all those whose contributions made this document a reality. Their expertise, time, energy, and forgone work opportunities all contributed to the fundamental roles they served. All of us sincerely hope that this endeavor will make a meaningful contribution in furthering the safety and health needs of the farmers, farmworkers, and their families involved in production agriculture, upon whom we are critically dependent. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Family Farmers Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Safety Agricultural Workers Families Farm Workers Occupational Safety And Health Public Health Safety Research
• Publisher:
  Agricultural Safety and Health Network (ASH-NET)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-77
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058709
• Citation:
  Petrea RE, ed. Urbana, IL: Agricultural Safety and Health Network (ASH-NET), 2003 Jan; :1-77
• Editor(s):
  Petrea RE
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19970930
• Source Full Name:
  Using history and accomplishments to plan for the future: a summary of 15 years in agricultural safety and health, and action steps for future directions
• End Date:
  20010929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38c245de013e821500eb34200fb9567d3843decf08c94e67cec18e3df4a8c7f6cb4654f004d9899e6bfcfa5c0634da2fc6951b1a527b20b74a9b32ee42744799
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223110/cdc_223110_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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