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Recent Alive & Well Updates postings:

August 2009

Zoonoses and the Physicians' Role in Educating Farming Patients. Ann L. Kersting,  Lydia C. Medeiros, and Jeffrey T. LeJeune. Journal of Agromedicine 14(3) 2009: 306 - 311.

July 2009

Exposure to farm crops, livestock, and farm tasks and risk of glioma: the Upper Midwest Health Study. Ruder AM, Carreón T, Butler MA, Calvert GM, Davis-King KE, Waters MA, Schulte PA, Mandel JS, Morton RF, Reding DJ, Rosenman KD; Brain Cancer Collaborative Study Group. Am J Epidemiol. 2009 Jun 15;169(12):1479-91.

June 2009

Children's exposures to farm worksite hazards on management-intensive grazing operations.  Fisher RM, Berg RL, Marlenga B.  Journal of Agromedicine. 2009;14(2):192-7.

May 2009

Exposure Risks and Tetanus Immunization Status in Farmers Ages 50 and Over. Reed, DB; Westneat, SC. Southern Medical Journal, 2009. 102(3):251-55.

April 2009

Investigation of select ergonomic interventions for farm youth. Part 1: shovels. Kotowski SE, Davis KG, Waters TR. J Agromedicine. 2009;14(1):33-43.

Investigation of select ergonomic interventions for farm youth. Part 2: wheelbarrows. Kotowski SE, Davis KG, Waters TR. J Agromedicine. 2009;14(1):44-57.

March 2009

Planning a Multilevel Intervention to Prevent Hearing Loss among Farmworkers and Managers: A Systematic Approach. M. E. Fernandez, L. K. Bartholomew, T. Alterman. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 15(1): 49-74.

February 2009

Health Care Utilization Among Migrant Latino Farmworkers: The Case of Skin Disease. Feldman, SR; Vallejos, QM; Quandt, SA; Fleischer, AB; Schulz, MR; Verma, A; Arcury, TA. Journal of Rural Health, 25 (1): 98-103 WIN 2009.

January 2009

Hospitalized head injuries in agricultural settings: Who are the vulnerable groups? Pickett W, Dostaler S, Berg RL, Brison RJ, Linneman JG, and Marlenga B. Accident Analysis & Prevention 40(6), November 2008: 1943-1948.

December 2008

Encouraging the installation of rollover protective structures in New York State: the design of a social marketing intervention. Sorensen JA, May J, Ostby-Malling R, Lehmen T, Strand J, Stenlund H, Einehall LW, Emmelin M. Scand J Public Health. 2008 Nov;36(8):859-69.

November 2008

Effectiveness of interventions in preventing injuries in agriculture-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lehtola MM, Rautiainen RH, Day LM, Schonstein E, Suutarinen J, Salminen S, Verbeek JH. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2008 Oct;34(5):327-36. Epub 2008 Oct 14.

October 2008

The Saskatchewan Farm Injury Cohort: Rationale and methodology. Pickett, W; Day, L; Hagel, L; Brison, RJ; Marlenga, B; Pahwa, P; Koehncke, N; Crowe, T; Snodgrass, P; Dosman, J. 2008. PUBLIC HEALTH REPORTS 123 (5): 567-575.

September 2008

Musculoskeletal symptoms of the neck and upper extremities among lowa dairy farmers. Nonnenmann, MW; Anton, D; Gerr, F; Merlino, L; Donham, K. 2008. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 51 (6): 443-451.

August 2008

Safety Through the Camera's Eye. D. B. Reed, D. T. Claunch, C. J. Haurylko. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 2008,  Vol. 14(3): 321-332.

Using the EPPM to Create and Evaluate the Effectiveness of Brochures to Increase the Use of Hearing Protection in Farmers and Landscape Workers. Smith, Sandi W., Rosenman, Kenneth, Kotowski, Michael R., et al. Journal of Applied Communication Research; May 2008, Vol. 36(2), 200-218.

June/July 2008

Forces required to operate controls on farm tractors: Implications for young operators. Fathallah, F. A.; Chang, J. H.; Berg, R. L.; Pickett, W.; Marlenga, B. Ergonomics, July 2008, Vol. 51 Issue 7, p1096-1108.

May 2008

Ethnic, racial, and gender variations in health among farm operators in the United States. Alterman, T; Steege, AL; Li, J; Petersen, MR; Muntaner, C. ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 18 (3): 179-186 MAR 2008.

April 2008

Adult supervision and pediatric injuries in the agricultural worksite. Morrongiello BA, Pickett W, Berg RL, Linneman JG, Brison RJ, Marlenga B. Accident Analysis & Prevention. In press. Available online 31 January 2008.

March 2008

Farmers' Health Insurance and Access to Health Care. Xiaoyong Z, Zimmer DM, Am J Agricultural Economics, 90(1):267-79, 2008.

February 2008

Health and safety needs of older farmers: part I. Work habits and health status. Lizer SK, Petrea RE. AAOHN J. 2007; 55(12):485-91.

January 2008

Binge drinking and occupation, North Dakota, 2004-2005. Jarman DW, Naimi TS, Pickard SP, Daley WR, De AK. Preventing Chronic Disease, 2007 Oct;4(4):1-11.

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