General Farm Health & Safety Organizations
Mission: To proactively address ongoing and emerging occupational safety and health issues affecting U.S. agriculture.
Goals for the Council include:
- Pursue national strategies to reduce agricultural injuries and fatalities, based on reliable data and emerging issues.
- Guide the development of effective delivery systems for safety and health through communications involving leaders representing producers, agribusiness, insurance, safety associations and others.
- Influence research priorities to rapidly identify best management practices for worker safety and health that maximize cost efficiency and sustainability.
A national membership organization, representing rurally-based hospitals,
health clinics, and county health departments that provide preventive
occupational health services for the farming community. One of the few
organizations focusing exclusively on the provision of health and safety
services to farmers and their families.
Assists rural Australians to attain improved levels of health and well-being by action to reduce the incidence and severity of injury and illness associated with life and work in agriculture.
Established in response to a need for a national farm safety networking
and coordinating agency to address problems of illness, injuries and accidental
death in farmers, their families and agricultural workers. Since then,
its mission has been to improve the health and safety conditions of those
that live, and or, work on Canadian farms.
The CFSPH is a CDC Center for Public Health Preparedness and is the only Center to focus on veterinary medicine and zoonotic diseases. Located at Iowa State University,
the CFSPH has worked to increase awareness of bioterrorism, agroterrorism and foreign animal diseases among veterinarians, farmers, medical personnel and the general public.
Established in 1973 under Section 123 of the Workers Compensation Act
of Ontario for the purpose of promoting safety and providing safety education
to farm employers.
(University of Illinois)
Addresses agricultural safety and health issues in Illinois by promoting
and improving intervention efforts. INASH is a forum that brings together
diverse segments of the agricultural community. We develop, coordinate,
and implement strategies to reduce the frequency and severity of injuries
and illnesses associated with agriculture.
Delivers service, education, prevention, and research activities in four
components: Agricultural, rural, environmental, occupational health.
Iowa
AgrAbility Program (Easter Seals FaRM Program and Iowa State University
Extension)
A program that helps farm families affected by disabilities to adapt their
homes and farms.
The program can help any family member with a disability to:
• modify tools, equipment, and machinery,
• make home and farm buildings more accessible, and
• find services that meet specific needs
An association of 310 daily and weekly newspapers, working together to provide the citizens of Iowa with information and leadership for today and far into the 21st century.
Iowa State University Websites:
ISU Homepage
ISU Extension
Homepage
ISU
Extension Distribution Center Online Store
Dedicated to preventing illnesses, injuries, and deaths among farmers
and ranchers, agricultural and horticultural workers, their families,
and their employees. NECAS offers safety education and proactive programs
to help prevent incidents that affect your agribusiness safety and welfare.
An organization dedicated to the professional development of agricultural safety and health professionals, providing national and international leadership in preventing agricultural injuries and illnesses to the agricultural community. NIFS provides opportunities for sharing information about research and intervention programs, improving professional skills and knowledge, networking and other supportive activities.
Established as part of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
/ NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Initiative in 1990. The nine Centers
were established by cooperative agreement to conduct research, education,
and prevention projects to address the nation’s pressing agricultural
health and safety problems. Geographically, the Centers are distributed
throughout the nation (including the Great
Plains Center for Agricultural Health in Iowa )to be responsive to
the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
Presents information and resources for rural practitioners and physicians.
Contains a collection of websites helpful to these groups and has search
capabilities
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