Competing Roles and Expectations: Preliminary Data from an Agricultural Extension Survey on COVID-19 Impacts

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• Personal Author:
  Galindo S ; Israel G ; Mazur J ; Sampson S ; Ward C
• Description:
  Agricultural Extension professionals play a critical role in outreach and translation of research to practice. Extension has not only been an audience for Agricultural Safety and Health Center work, but also an essential partner in promoting evidence-based farm health and safety in communities. This commentary stems from a collaborative effort among Center leaders across the nation who developed a set of surveys to explore the ways COVID-19 has affected Extension professionals. Preliminary data gathered from across the nation suggest that while many Extension professionals feel prepared to address challenges from the pandemic and are well supported by their State and Center's resources, over half also reported moderate to great difficulty in balancing personal and professional needs and, to a lesser extent, balancing remote work and family needs. Because Extension professionals act as connectors between Agricultural Safety and Health Centers and farmers and their families, they serve in a role similar to first-responders. COVID-19 has exacerbated the potential for anxiety, stress, and other mental health concerns among this group. With COVID-19 numbers rising at an especially fast rate among agricultural workers, it is important to attend to the wellbeing of the professionals who work with them. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Communicable Diseases Farmers Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Centers Agricultural Safety And Health Agricultural Workers Author Keywords: COVID-19 Collaboration Coronavirus COVID-19 Extension Farm Workers Mental Health NIOSH Occupational Health Services Safety Personnel

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  396-401
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061509
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2020 Oct; 25(4):396-401
• Contact Point Address:
  Shannon Sampson, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation Faculty, University of Kentucky College of Education, Lexington, KY 40506
• Email:
  shannon.sampson@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225023/cdc_225023_DS1.pdf
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