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：:This study assesses whether farmers' suicides were associated with the pesticide use in Spain. The cohort study followed 9.5 million men aged 20-64 years who were employed in 2001. The mortality among farmers and non-farmers during the period 2001-2011 was estimated in a geographical area with high pesticide use and i...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Zhao G,Ronda E,Barrio G,Moen BE,Regidor E

更新日期：2020-10-11 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：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：: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

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：:Kerala, a maritime state on the west coast of peninsular India, constitutes approximately 10% of India's total coastline and claims a 20% share in national marine fish production. The registered fishing fleet consists of about 29,969 motorized, 4248 mechanized, and 2515 non-motorized crafts. This study was done to ass...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Sharma A,C S S

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:Ants, bees, hornets, wasps, and yellow jackets (insects in Order Hymenoptera) are potentially a serious concern to outdoor workers, as the venom from their stings can cause life-threatening allergic reactions. This study assessed the impacts of Hymenoptera stings and related worker training regimes of forestr...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Dillane D,Richards SL,Balanay JAG,Langley R

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：:Agriculture is one of the major sources of employment and income in many countries, especially in developing countries. Farmers are exposed to numerous harmful factors such as sunlight and ultraviolet radiation. These factors contribute to multiple diseases including skin cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Moradhaseli S,Ataei P,Farhadian H,Ghofranipour F

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:Skid steers or loaders are becoming prolific in U.S. agriculture - as are the injuries and fatalities related to their use. A review of incidents as queried in AgInjuryNews from 2016 to 2017 revealed an overrepresentation of youth being involved in these tragic incidents. This raises concerns over parental attitudes a...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Weichelt B,Bendixsen C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study assesses nonintentional injury deaths of older farmers and the causal agents associated with these fatalities in Australia (2001-2015). It also explores approaches based on the hierarchy of risk controls to reduce fatalities and injuries in this cohort. METHODS:Data on farm-related incidents were...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Monaghan N,Lower T,Rolfe M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility of field-based biomonitoring of heat-related illness (HRI) phenomena in Florida farmworkers. The authors determined feasibility through participant interviews regarding acceptability, data capture, recruitment and retention, and observed barriers an...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mac VV,Tovar-Aguilar JA,Flocks J,Economos E,Hertzberg VS,McCauley LA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is endemic in central Tunisia and is more prevalent in rural agricultural areas. The aim of this work was to determine ZCL prevalence among farmers and to test their availability to take ownership of the problem and participate actively to fight and address the disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Bellali H,Chemak F,Nouiri I,Ben Mansour D,Ghrab J,Chahed MK

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：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：:Nearly 750,000 youth work on farms across the United States. The U.S. Department of Labor's (U.S. DOL) Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Hazardous Occupations Orders for Agriculture (HOOA) applies to approximately 37% of these youth. The HOOA regulations had not been updated since their inception in the late 1960s and t...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Murphy DJ

更新日期：2017-01-01 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 Missouri AgrAbility program links the Cooperative Extension Service at a land-grant university with a nonprofit disability organization to provide practical education and assistance that promotes rural independence. This project utilized Photovoice to describe how Missouri AgrAbility clients perceived how the prog...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Mott R,Keller K,Funkenbusch K

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Development of the Practical Solutions for Pesticide Safety guide used participatory research strategies to identify and evaluate solutions that reduce pesticide exposures for workers and their families and to disseminate these solutions. Project principles were (1) workplace chemicals belong in the workplace, and (2)...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Galvin K,Krenz J,Harrington M,Palmández P,Fenske RA

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Dairy production in the United States is moving towards large-herd milking operations, resulting in an increase in task specialization and work demands. The objective of this project was to provide preliminary evidence of the association of a number of specific job conditions that commonly characterize large-herd parl...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Douphrate DI,Nonnenmann MW,Hagevoort R,Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Associations between farming exposures and atopy can vary by timing of exposure and sex. We examined associations between adult atopy, sex, and farm living in a rural Canadian population. In 2010, we conducted a baseline survey of 11,982 households located in four agricultural regions of Saskatchewan, Canada. Of the 7...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Rennie DC,Lawson JA,Karunanayake CP,Pahwa P,Chen Y,Chu L,Dosman JA,Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Group.

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary patterns are closely linked to healthy child development, which in turn is a powerful determinant of lifelong health and well-being. As many early years children spend a large part of their day in childcare centers, educators can have a large influence on their healthy eating behaviors. In Saskatchewan, a numb...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Froehlich Chow A,Leis A,Humbert ML,Engler-Stringer R,Muhajarine N

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:Children are the vulnerable group in the agricultural community due to their early exposure to pesticides through the dynamic interplay between genetic predisposition, environment, and host-related factors. This study aims to identify the possible association between the depression in blood cholinesterase level and ge...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： How V,Hashim Z,Ismail P,Md Said S,Omar D,Bahri Mohd Tamrin S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this community-based study was to test effectiveness of a peer-education safety education program that included student-produced videos and photovoice, nested in a 7-week summer Migrant Education Program. The second aim was to evaluate psychometrics of an adapted safety survey from Westaby and Lee used ...

journal_title：Journal of agromedicine

authors： Kilanowski JF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00