AgriSafe in Action - Spring 2016 
New AgriSafe Womens Health Resource
Across the centuries, women have worked in agriculture providing food for their families and communities.

The number of women working as principle farmer has tripled over the past thirty years and their work tasks have also changed. Women contribute to our strong farm economy and will continue to live, work and raise families on farms.

This fact sheet is designed to highlight the unique risk factors for women working in agriculture. Practical solutions are offered to assist farm women in maintaining a healthy and productive farming future.
 
Click to download this new resource. 
Innovation in High School Ag Safety and Health Education

AgriSafe in partnership with NECAS received a  new Susan Harwood Training grant aimed at training young producers ages 16-23 years of age.  Approximately 1600 hours of training will be provided by the end of the first year to over 800 young producers and 50 employers.  

Clay Central Everly High School in Everly,Iowa participated in the first Susan Harwood training: Say What? Keeping your Hearing in Check - Prevention of Hearing Loss 

  AgriSafe will develop and launch four new high school training curriculums in 2016:
 
1. Cover Up! -Ag Specific Personal Protective Equipment 
2. Taking Charge of Your Future-Safe Farm Practices Onsite Workshop  
3. Say What? Keeping your Hearing in Check -Prevention of Hearing Loss
4. Invest in Your Employees-Understanding OSHA Standards as they Relate to Young Producers

Contact Carolyn Sheridan if you would like to learn how you can bring this program to your high school students.                       
AgriSafe Network Job Opening 
Health Communications Coordinator 
The AgriSafe Network has an immediate opening for a Health Communications Coordinator located in Covington, Louisiana.  AgriSafe is looking for a unique individual to join our passionate team as we improve the health of farmers and ranchers throughout the nation.  The Health Communications Coordinator will provide content health communication, leadership, implementation, and coordination of AgriSafe initiatives.   Click here to download more information. 
Argentinian Doctor in the Fields

Dr. Marcos Grigioni is an AgriSafe member and a medical doctor who impacts the lives of farmers in  Argentina.  He is a consistent partipcant on AgriSafe trainings and works to apply his gained knowledge to the field.  AgriSafe commends his work and dedication to the prevention of farm related illness.
 
These pictures demonstrate h is work to explain the risk of sun exposure and methods to prevent skin cancer. Trainings were recently conducted during field days in Alcorta, Arteaga and Rojas (Santa Fé Province) Argentina with a cooperative of farmers ( AFA  SCL). Dr. Grigioni presented via webinar with AgriSafe last May. If you would like to learn more about the work he is doing, you can view the recording here.

AgriSafe's  Webinar Line Up

Looking to improve your professional knowledge without having to travel?  Access our live trainings through AgriSafe webinars which are offered several times a month. Most trainings are scheduled over the noon hour (CST)- so have lunch and learn with us.

Protecting Young Adults in the Agricultural Workforce

Date: Wednesday March 22, 2016
Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Presenter: Charlotte Halverson, BSN, COHN-S, COHC
Occupational Health Nurse, AgriSafe Network
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Don't Get Stuck! Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Agricultural Settings
Date: Wednesday Mar 30, 2016 
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Jeff Bender, DVM, MS DACVPM
Center for Animal Health and Food Safety, Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
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Date: Monday April 18th 
 Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Presenter: Carrie Klumb, MPH
Epidemiologist Senior, UMASH Project Coordinator, Foodborne, Waterborne, Vectorborne, and Zoonotic Diseases Section, Minnesota Department of Health


AgriSafe has On-Demand webinars from previous presentations, so you can watch them on your own time. Check them out here: On-Demand Webinars
Upcoming Agricultural Medicine Trainings 
Individuals who have attended and passed an AgriSafe approved agricultural occupational health training program can become an AgriSafe Certified health and safety professional. All trainings listed  below are considered approved training programs. 
Click here for more information on these trainings. 

North Carolina Agromedicine Institute 
Agricultural Medicine Core Course 
Keeping Rural American Health and Safe

Dates: March,April,May workshops and online trainings.
Location: East Carolina Agriculture and Education Center, Rocky Mount, 
North Carolina 
Contact: LaMar Grafft
252-744-9542 | [email protected]
Vermont Farm Health Task Force
Agriculture Medicine Occupation and       Environmental Health for Rural Health Professionals

Date: webinars plus onsite April 25 - 29 2016
Location: Middlebury Inn, Middlebury,Vermont 
Contact: Mary Horton
802-527-1474 |  [email protected]  
       
Great Plains Center 
Agricultural Medicine: Occupational and Environmental Health for Rural Health Professionals 

Date: webinars plus onsite June 13-17, 2016
Location:College of Public Health Bldg
Iowa City, Iowa
Contact:  Kay Mohling 
319-335-4219 | [email protected]

University of Nebraska (UNMC)               Agricultural Health and Safety for
Healthcare and Safety Professionals

Date : webinars plus onsite July 12-15, 2016
Location: Center for Continuing Education
Nebraska Medical Center,
Omaha, Nebraska
Contact:  Ellen Duysen, MPH
402-552-3394 | [email protected]
      
Membership

AgriSafe was founded in 2003 by its members and for its members.  Today, our membership includes state and international affiliation. Despite our growth, AgriSafe remains a thoughtful community of professionals who are passionate about shifting the quality of occupational health care afforded to farmers.  

Don't wait to join our network, we need your voice to chart our future course.  Joining is as low as $75 a year for an individual or $250 for an organization (includes 5 memberships).  Start enjoying your professional benefits today!  Join Now . 
DEADLINE EXTENDED - ISASH CONFERENCE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS 

The International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health will be supporting the growth and developme nt of the next generation of agricultural safety and health professionals by offering 10 s cholarships to college students in 2016 for accepted abstracts for the annual conference, June 26 - June 30, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky.

Deadline Extended: March 25th, 2016
Available to: College students
Award Amount: $500 +waived conference registrationNotified by: April 1
 
For More Information on this scholarship please visit: https://isash.org/scholarship-opportunities/ 
2016 NCHN Annual Educational Conference

April 18-21, 2016
On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 NCHN will be sponsoring  Disney Institute,  Disney's Approach to Business Excellence.
 
NCHN is a national professional membership organization comprised exclusively of health networks, alliances, and/or network stakeholders dedicated to supporting the success of health networks. 

Click here to view the learning objectives and agenda for Disney's Approach to Business Excellence.  
Rural Health Resource Centers

The Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Program is the only Federal program that is dedicated entirely to producing policy-relevant research on health care in rural areas.  The Centers study critical issues facing rural communities in their quest to secure adequate, affordable, high-quality health services for their residents. The Centers' research findings inform a wide audience of decision-makers concerned with rural health and have been instrumental in bridging gaps between policy and program needs.

More information:  https://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/ 
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