Characteristics of Agriculture Related Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural New York State.

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：: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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. Within agriculture, livestock handling is particularly dangerous. While injury and fatality rates for bison handlers have not been reported, workers in many of the newly established tribal bison herds have limited safety training and a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Duysen E,Irvine K,Yoder A,Topliff C,Kelling C,Rajaram S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Keokuk County Rural Health Study is a population-based study of an agricultural community in Iowa. The study includes in-depth evaluations of respiratory disease, injury, and other health outcomes in relation to environmental and occupational exposures. This article reports descriptive findings on pesticide use fr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Tadevosyan A,Fuortes L,Merchant JA,Stromquist AM,Burmeister LF,Taylor C,Kelly KM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certified Safe Farm (CSF) is a multimodal safety and health program developed and assessed through multiple controlled intervention studies in Iowa. Although developed with the intent to be broadly applicable to agriculture, CSF has not been widely implemented outside the midwestern United States. This article describ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Storm JF,LePrevost CE,Tutor-Marcom R,Cope WG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the combined burden of heat and air quality exposure in Washington State agriculture by (1) characterizing the spatiotemporal pattern of heat and PM2.5 exposures during wildfire seasons; (2) describing the potential impact of these combined exposures on agricultural worker populations; and (3) id...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Austin E,Kasner E,Seto E,Spector J

更新日期：2020-07-30 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Longitudinal declines in pulmonary function are associated with individuals experiencing occupational exposure to organic dusts in combination with lifestyle factors such as cigarette smoking and with genetic factors, and interactions between these factors. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Pahwa P,Nakagawa K,Koehncke N,McDuffie HH

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：: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：:The dairy industry is changing on a global scale with larger, more efficient operations. The impact of this change on worker health and safety, specifically, associations between occupational lung disease and inhalation exposures, has yet to be reported in a comprehensive review of the scientific literature. Therefore...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Reynolds SJ,Nonnenmann MW,Basinas I,Davidson M,Elfman L,Gordon J,Kirychuck S,Reed S,Schaeffer JW,Schenker MB,Schlünssen V,Sigsgaard T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT The University of Iowa began training health care professionals to care for farmers' occupational health needs since 1974. In order to geographically expand this training to practicing health and safety professionals, the "Building Capacity: A National Resource of Agricultural Medicine Professionals" program ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rudolphi JM,Donham KJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial work environment for employed dairy and pig farmworkers in southern Sweden and to identify potential risk factors related to the psychosocial work environment for the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Thirty-seven workers on 10 dairy farms an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kolstrup C,Lundqvist P,Pinzke S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Forestry services is a hazardous industry with high job-related injury, illness, and fatality rates. The Northwest workforce is largely Spanish-speaking, Latino, and immigrant, working in poor conditions with insufficient attention paid to safety and health. Institutional racism fundamentally shapes the stru...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Wilmsen C,Castro AB,Bush D,Harrington MJ

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to characterize physicians' knowledge of zoonoses and perceived role in the process of zoonoses education among their farming patients in Northeast Ohio. In 2006, 92 practicing physicians (specialties included family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and preventive medic...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kersting AL,Medeiros LC,LeJeune JT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

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：:Livestock farmers are known to be at high risk of exposure to zoonosis. A convenience survey to assess Senegalese traditional cattle farmers' knowledge and attitudes regarding zoonotic diseases with reference to bovine brucellosis was conducted. A total of 222 cattle farmers were interviewed. Just over a quarter (30.1...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Tebug SF,Kamga-Waladjo AR,Ema PJ,Muyeneza C,Kane O,Seck A,Ly MT,Lo M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite international findings that farmers have better health outcomes than other occupation groups, Irish farmers are found to be a high-risk group for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Early detection of CVD through preventive health measurements, such as screening of high-risk groups, can contribute to a red...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： van Doorn D,Richardson N,Osborne A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immigrant and migrant youth who live and work in agricultural settings experience unique agricultural safety and health issues. Mobility, poverty, cultural differences, immigration status, language, education, housing, food security, regulatory standards and enforcement, and access to childcare and health care influen...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： McLaurin JA,Liebman AK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies report low prevalence of several health problems among farmers. Health status and psychosocial factors are generally assumed to impact on retirement age and the ability to stay in work. OBJECTIVES:To study retirement in a male rural population and to test the hypothesis that farmers retire later tha...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Thelin A,Holmberg S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beekeepers are at particular risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders, but many of the studies lack detailed exposure assessment. To evaluate the biomechanical overload exposure in a specific farming activity, a multitasking model has been developed through the characterization of 37 basic operational...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Maina G,Rossi F,Baracco A

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:The objective of this study was to inform efforts to reduce risk for musculoskeletal disorders among commercial lobstermen by characterizing and quantifying injuries that occur to people while harvesting lobsters commercially in the Northeast United States. This study aimed to estimate a denominator of exposure to lob...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Fulmer S,Buchholz B,Jenkins P,Scribani M

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：:Background: The hazardous nature of the agricultural environment, reflected in the numerous injuries and deaths to children who live, work and play on farms, coupled with the lack of a comprehensive national surveillance system in the United States, highlights the need for making the best use of publicly available you...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Gorucu S,Murphy D,Pena AA,Salzwedel M,Lee BC

更新日期：2019-07-01 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