The Certified Safe Farm program is a farm intervention program developed in 1998 to address the high rates of injuries and illnesses found on agricultural operations. There have been several research interest variations of the program such as family farms, senior farmers, and large farms.
Research Publications
Thu K, Pies B, Roy N, Von Essen S, Donham KJ. A qualitative assessment of farmer responses to the certified safe farm concept in Iowa and Nebraska. J Agric Safety and Health 4(3):161-171, 1998. Publisher Abstract
Schneiders S, Donham KJ, Hilsenrath P, Roy N, Thu K. Certified Safe Farm: using health insurance incentives to promote agricultural safety and health. J Agromedicine Vol 8(1):25-36, 2001. Results Fact Sheet
Rautiainen R, Lange J, Hodne C, Schneiders S, Donham K. Injuries in the Iowa Certified Safe Farm Study. J Agric Saf Health 10(1): 51-63, Jan. 2004. Results Fact Sheet
Donham KJ, Rautiainen R, Lange J, Schneiders S. Illness and injury costs in the Certified Safe Farm study. J Rur Health 23(4): 348-355. 2007. Publisher Abstract
Kline A, Leedom-Larson K, Donham KJ, Schneiders S, Rautiainen R. Farmer Assessment of the Iowa Certified Safe Farm Program. J Agromedicine 12(3): 33-43. 2007. Results Fact Sheet
Rautiainen R, Grafft L, Kline A, Madsen M, Lange J, Donham K. Certified Safe Farm: Identifying and removing hazards on the farm. J Agric Saf Health 16(2): 75-86. Publisher Abstract
Donham KJ, Lange JL, Kline A, Rautiainen RH, Grafft L. Prevention of occupational respiratory symptoms among certified safe farm intervention participants. J Agromedicine. 2011 Jan;16(1):40-51. Results Fact Sheet PubMed abstract