Midwest Rural Agricultural Safety and Health Forum: Friday Schedule at a Glance

Friday, October 28, 2005
Schedule at a Glance

7:00 - 8:00 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:30 am	Welcome Address by Patty Judge Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
8:30 - 9:15 am	Keynote Address by Paul James, MD Professor and Head of the Department of Family Medicine, and Professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health in the College of Public Health, The University of Iowa. "Creating Opportunities for Health in Rural Communities Through Collaboration"
9:15 - 10:15 pm	Plenary Session: Listening To The Farmer’s Viewpoint • Fred Kirschenmann, PhD, Philosophy on Health and Sustainable Agriculture • Denise O’Brien, Women as Principal Farm Operators
10:15 - 10:30 am	Break
10:30 - 11:30 am	Plenary Session: Listening To The Farmer’s Viewpoint (continued) • Kevin Paap, EMT, Voluntary, Incentive-based, and Locally Designed Farm Safety • Robert (Chip) Petrea, PhD, Pressing Health and Safety Issues for Farmers and Farm Workers
11:30 - 12:00 pm	Facilitated Discussion: (Leader, David Osterberg, MS) How to Match Farmers Needs to Federal Funding Priorities
12:00 - 1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm	Closing of Conference by Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM Director, Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
1:30 - 4:00 pm	Optional Tour of Pioneer Hi-Bred, International