Niosh Agricultural Centers Annual Report Fiscal Year 2004

By Department of Health and Human Services

Book Id: WPLBN0000140427
Format Type: PDF eBook:
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Niosh Agricultural Centers Annual Report Fiscal Year 2004
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
Collections:	Medical Library Collection
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Of Health And Human Services, B. D. (n.d.). Niosh Agricultural Centers Annual Report Fiscal Year 2004. Retrieved from http://self.gutenberg.org/

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INTRODUCTION: & EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAM: Fiscal Year 03-04 has been another productive year for the Western Center for Agricultural Health & Safety (WCAHS) with noteworthy accomplishments. We are particularly excited about new and continuing work in several important areas relating to regional agricultural health and safety. These efforts were reflected in scientific publications, professional meetings, and public media attention. Specific accomplishments are noted below. General areas of accomplishment include: 1) increased work addressing economic issues pertinent to agricultural health; this work has been mainly done by Dr. Paul Leigh of the Department of Public Health Sciences (formerly Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine) and the collaborative efforts of Dr. Stephen McCurdy for the Social Marketing component of the Tractor Safety Initiative proposal; 2) new initiatives and funded research focusing on Hispanic hired farmworkers and health issues related to poverty, occupational and environmental exposures, immigration and acculturation by Dr. Marc Schenker and his team of researchers; 3) on-going Train-the-Trainer program for pesticide safety by Dr. O’Connor-Marer and his capable team of outreach educators and outreach through the Small Farm Program headed by Desmond Jolly; 4) important ergonomic improvements in mechanical harvesting and hand weeding directed by Drs. John Miles and Fadi Fathallah with the Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering; 5) improvements and standardization of cholinesterase testing methods for use in medical monitoring and surveillance, headed by Dr. Barry Wilson; and 6) a brand new effort to look at emissions of mega-dairy facilities and their health effects lead by Drs. Kent Pinkerton and Frank Mitloehner. Efforts of the Center continue to address health and safety issues for the wide diversity of farmers and farmworkers in Western agriculture, including farm owners and managers, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, and farm family members including children. WCAHS hosted the first of planned semi-annual site visits by NIOSH and other center directors on May 13-14, 2004 at UC Davis. Investigators from both our Center and the Pacific Northwest Agricultural Center (PNASH) presented their ongoing research. Furthermore, a center directors’ meeting with NIOSH leadership was also facilitated during that time. Our collaborative efforts for the third joint Agricultural Health and Safety Conference, hosted by PNASH in Troutdale, OR, September 12-14, 2004, was a successful event, that attracted a large, diverse group of attendees. The program brought forth new ideas and directions for both Centers, with a focus on populations and practices that keep Western agriculture sustainable. Regional agricultural health and safety activities of the Center continue at an increased pace with distribution of information using many formats: the Center’s web site, list serve and newsletter, audio cassettes, videos, radio spots, CD’s, and news releases.

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