Agricultural Safety
and Health Hall of Fame Award
I-CASH created the Hall of Fame Award in 2002 to recognize individuals or organizations in the public or private sector that have made significant contributions to agricultural safety and health in Iowa.
Agricultural Youth
Injury Prevention Grant
Since the beginning of I-CASH in 1990, annual funds have been designated for community grants targeted at prevention of farm-related injury in young people (less than 19 years of age). Past grantees have conducted effective community programs on farm safety, including the development of farm safety curriculum for elementary and middle school youth, the creation of educational booths with interactive displays, and sun safety education.
Alive & Well Updates Listserv
Since 2003, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health and Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health have maintained a free listerv called Alive and Well Updates (http://list.uiowa.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=alive-well-updates&A=1). Originally developed for the AgriSafe Network nurses as a continuing education service, it has become an efficient way for a variety of healthcare professionals to receive monthly abstracts from research publications on rural and agricultural health and safety issues. Upon request, subscribers receive full-text PDFs of the articles.
I-CASH Endowment Campaign
 Agricultural death rates are more than five times higher than the average for all occupations. I-CASH is striving to lower that rate through education and hands-on intervention.
To help achieve this critical mission, I-CASH now seeks $2 million in private support to provide resources to assist in funding community-based outreach, education, and research to prevent occupational illnessesand injuries in agriculture.
I-CASH Safety Campaign: Rural Roadway Safety
I-CASH launches the "It's Preventable!" campaign, a program to educate both farmers and the general public on the safest ways to share rural roads. As part of this effort, we ask all Iowans to share their experiences on rural roads, particularly those that occurred during high traffic times such as planting or harvest.
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