2019/2020 annual report: Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety.

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• Corporate Authors:
  Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
• 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), Georgia Southern University (GSU), Emory University, and the University of the Virgin Islands. These universities are working together on a range of interdisciplinary research and educational projects designed 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. Our Focus Areas: Coastal fishery worker safety and health, Heat stress and related illness, Pesticide/herbicide exposure, Opioid epidemic impact on farming communities, Disaster vulnerability of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, Feasibility of using electronic health records to describe the health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers, inform research and measure impact of interventions, Geospatial Analysis of agricultural worker and fisher health: Partnering to map regional clinical indicators and neighborhood environments, Development and implementation of training programs, and Innovative approaches to foster research to practice. Goals of the Center: Provide occupational safety and health education and training to the agriculture, fishing, and forestry workforce. Bring evidence-based, safety and health programs, developed through the other NIOSH-funded agricultural centers into the southeastern coastal region. When appropriate, translate programs into Spanish, and assist in supporting multilingual training efforts throughout the region. Conduct research to practice projects focused on: - Evaluating whether safety and education materials produce changes in safety behaviors; - Documenting hazards and risks in fishery workers; testing training materials aimed at reducing injuries; - Utilizing remote sensing technology to map pesticide uses; and - Looking at heat stress tolerance. Conduct further research and applied projects based on needs as they arise. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Forestry Hunting Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Centers; Agriculture; Agricultural safety; Fishing; Forestry; Safety education; Worker health; Information dissemination; Surveillance programs; Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Florida ; Georgia ; Mississippi ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Puerto Rico ; South Carolina ; U.S. Virgin Islands
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-64
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065465
• Citation:
  Gainesville, FL: University of Florida/Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS), 2020 Nov; :1-64
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Florida, Gainesville
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20160930
• Source Full Name:
  2019/2020 annual report: Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1b2288963f93f8abffdaa7f09a7b04b0f612e09c96a3b034c4ea50bc895b20cab1b1c5fef7d59ebe4f955d6b6c18046a68a3c91e3068035520dd3d2df72d358b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/248567/cdc_248567_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.09 MB ]