Systematic review of respiratory health among dairy workers.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate prevalence of asthma and asthma attacks among youth (0-19 years old) working and/or living on Hispanic-operated farms. The 2000 U.S. Minority Farm Operator Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey (M-CAIS) data were used to calculate prevalence of asthma, asthma attacks and seri...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Syamlal G,Mazurek JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agricultural labor involves exposure to many occupational hazards, some of which can lead to chronic health conditions. The purpose of this study was to conduct an occupational health needs assessment of illnesses and work-related injuries among a Latino migrant farmworker population (recruited to harvest Vidalia onio...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Luque JS,Reyes-Ortiz C,Marella P,Bowers A,Panchal V,Anderson L,Charles S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory protection in agriculture has lagged behind other industries. Migrant farmworkers often work in dusty environments yet do not receive appropriate, fitted respiratory protection. During May and June of 2013, researchers pilot-tested a respiratory protection program adapted to fit the unique needs of migrant...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Earle-Richardson G,Fiske T,Wyckoff S,Shuford J,May J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: Safety pictograms are important graphic elements that are useful for rapidly conveying messages in workplaces. The purpose of this study was to investigate the comprehension of safety pictograms affixed to agricultural machinery among a group of Pakistani migrant farmworkers employed in Italy. Methods: Int...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Vigoroso L,Caffaro F,Micheletti Cremasco M,Bagagiolo G,Cavallo E

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The topic of food safety in the U.S. frequently is the lead story in the news media and continues to be an important issue for biological scientists of all disciplines. The emotional and sensational aspects of food safety often cloud the facts as reported by journalists. Because we increasingly depend on foreign count...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rushing JW

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This analysis examines the associations of housing conditions with mental health among migrant farmworkers. Data are from a 2010 cross-sectional study conducted in 16 North Carolina counties. Interviews and housing inspections were completed with 371 farmworkers in 186 camps. Mental health measures included depression...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mora DC,Quandt SA,Chen H,Arcury TA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hantaviruses are established causative agents of hemorrhagic fevers and renal diseases amongst other clinical manifestations in humans, with most diagnosis based on serological assays. The disease, which is rodent-borne, has been reported in numerous countries worldwide but information about the disease is scanty in t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Adesiyun A,Dookeran S,Stewart-Johnson A,Rahaman S,Bissessar S,Thompson N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to estimate the annual incidence and cost of nonfatal farm youth injury in the United States for the period 2001-2006. The authors used 2001-2006 Childhood Agricultural Injury Survey data to estimate the annual incidence of farm youth nonfatal injury. To estimate the costs for injuries ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Zaloshnja E,Miller TR,Lee BC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to review agricultural pesticide usage and trends and to identify hazardous pesticides for regulation, in terms of public health, in South Korea. The authors collected data on usage and trends of agricultural pesticides through agriculture-related databases. Criteria from the US Environmental Protectio...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Cha ES,Jeong M,Lee WJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farming within the Anabaptist (within this article defined as various religious groups that do not believe in infant baptism; Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, and Brethren are included within the definition and usually practice selective use of technology) population creates a unique situation with regards to teaching f...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Burgus S,Rademaker A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This plenary talk at the eighth annual Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Forum, November 2009, focused on the value of having those who can benefit from, or who will use research findings (that is, partners), being involved throughout the research process. At the National Institute for Occupational Safety a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Huy J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Livestock workers are involved in a variety of tasks, such as caring for animals, maintaining the breeding facilities, cleaning, and manure handling, and are exposed to health and safety risks. Hydrogen sulfide is considered the most toxic by-product of the manure handling process at livestock facilities. Except for s...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Park J,Kang T,Jin S,Heo Y,Kim K,Lee K,Tsai P,Yoon C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Debate surrounds the provision of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) benefits to undocumented immigrants. Few studies are available to estimate use of WIC services by documented and undocumented households using nationally representative data. The authors analyzed data from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NA...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Leigh JP,Medel-Herrero A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Agricultural employment is one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States. Workers' compensation coverage requirements for agricultural work vary from state to state, and experience modifier rates (E-mods) affecting insurance premiums sometimes vary drastically across state lines and according ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Pena AA,Joyce J,Keifer M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial fishing is still the most dangerous occupation in the United States. Efforts to have more stringent safety regulations in this industry beginning in the 1960s, culminated in the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Act of 1988. The purpose of this paper is to provide a short history of the development of safety...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Dzugan J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Machinery entanglements are a leading cause of hospitalized injury on Canadian farms. This study evaluates the role farm tasks play in the occurrence of machinery entanglement events. A retrospective case series of 41 entanglement injuries involving 35 farm-machinery types was assembled. Only a few limited tasks were ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Narasimhan G,Crowe TG,Peng Y,Hagel L,Dosman J,Pickett W

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：: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 f...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Sampson S,Mazur J,Israel G,Galindo S,Ward C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agriculture is known to be a risk-filled industry in South Korea, as it is worldwide. The aims of this study were to identify the magnitude of farm work-related injuries and evaluate the association between injury and possible risk factors. Farmers, including farm members (N = 16,160), were surveyed. After excluding 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kim H,Räsänen K,Chae H,Kim K,Kim K,Lee K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Economic stresses are a frequently cited reason for children doing farm work. OBJECTIVE:To explore the relationship between economic indicators and child agricultural work hours between January 2001 and October 2003. METHODS:This ecologic study design compares trends in aggregate child work hours with nati...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Gadomski A,de Long R,Burdick P,Jenkins P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine prevalence of abnormal serum acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and behavioral risks associated behaviors from pesticide exposure. METHODS:Cross-sectional data were collected from agriculture workers in Trang Province, Thailand in 2013-2014. Agricultural workers in Trang Province filled out questionnai...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Guytingco A,Thepaksorn P,Neitzel RL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Silo-filler's disease, a life-threatening condition from exposure to silage gas in recently filled silos, has been known for over 5 decades now. However, farm workers remain exposed to this preventable condition. We describe the index presentations and subsequent changes among 19 patients managed within our health sys...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Amaza IP,Kreidy MP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this project was to protect children while parents work in agriculture by improving off-farm services for children of migrant and seasonal farm workers. Large agricultural enterprises have policies forbidding children in the worksite. At the same time, their employees, who are trying to generate income, se...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Lee BC,Salzwedel MA,Chyou PH,Liebman AK

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While documentation of pesticide exposure among agricultural workers is increasing, similar data describing exposure in migrant farmworkers is lacking. Exposure assessment in migrant farmworker populations is difficult since this population travels seasonally for employment in temporary work environments. The present ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Shipp EM,Cooper SP,Donnelly KC,Nalbone JT

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Latino migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience high rates of skin disease that result from their working and living conditions. Knowledge of the ways farmworkers treat skin disease symptoms will provide a foundation for developing culturally appropriate health education, improving the delivery of health services, ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Arcury TA,Vallejos QM,Feldman SR,Quandt SA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data were compiled and analyzed on the estimated frequency and characteristics of deaths related to on-farm manure storage and handling facilities for the period of 1975 through 2004. Sources included published government reports, national and local media, on-line searches, published farm fatality reports, and prior l...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Beaver RL,Field WE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Farm machinery is a major source of injury. The objective of this study is to characterize the incidence, injury characteristics, and outcomes of patients admitted with farm machinery injuries (FMIs) to an urban joint trauma system in a rural state. A retrospective 15-year review of the trauma registries of the two tr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Jawa RS,Young DH,Stothert JC,Yetter D,Dumond R,Shostrom VK,Cemaj S,Rautiainen RH,Mercer DW

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Working with beef cattle in an open area or while on pasture has been shown to expose workers to a high risk of work-related injury. Prior research on this problem has been conducted using mail surveys, interviews, self-reporting of work practices and injury experiences, and summaries of published injury data, includi...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Geng Q,Field WE,Salomon E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This longitudinal study measured the glyphosate and paraquat concentrations found in maternal and umbilical cord serum in 82 pregnant women who gave birth in three provinces of Thailand. METHODS:Through questionnaires and biological samples collected at childbirth, factors such as personal characteristics, ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kongtip P,Nankongnab N,Phupancharoensuk R,Palarach C,Sujirarat D,Sangprasert S,Sermsuk M,Sawattrakool N,Woskie SR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited research has characterized nonfatal injury/illness in Alaska's hazardous fishing industry. This study aimed to determine (a) the utility of linking datasets to conduct surveillance, and (b) injury/illness patterns during 2012-2016. Data were obtained from the Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR), Fishermen's Fund (FF)...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Syron LN,Case SL,Lee JR,Lucas DL

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data have shown that agriculture, forestry, and fishing as an occupational group have the third highest rate of work-related roadway crashes. Agriculture-related crashes have been explored in the Midwest and South; however, we know little about agricultur...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Scott E,Hirabayashi L,Jones N,Krupa N,Jenkins P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00