Continuing Distance Education Program Receive 18 CNE contact hours!

Farm Credit* Scholarships Available to Cover Full Course

Calling all nurses serving rural communities! Get the tools necessary to help farmers and ranchers in your community, while earning 18 Continuing Nursing Education contact hours ! The Nurse Scholar program is a distance learning opportunity available to rural nurses provided by experienced health & safety educators. Increase your knowledge base in prevention, identification, and assessment of diseases related to agricultural work exposures. Classes are in the form of OnDemand webinars.

Training Topics Include: Increasing the Use of Hearing Protection Among Farmers: Best Practices Health and Safety Issues of the Aging Farmer Prevention of Heat-Related Illnesses in Agriculture Respiratory Health of Agricultural Producers in Clinical Practice Identification of Skin Diseases Common to the Agricultural Industry Musculoskeletal Disorders and Ergonomics: Case Study The Opioid Crisis: Evolution, Impact on Workers, Mitigation Strategies Integration of Behavioral Health for Rural Practice Allergic and Non-Allergic Respiratory Disease in Farmers Respiratory Protective Equipment Selection for Agricultural Producers Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases We Share with Animals in the Farm Environment Prevention Strategies to Protect Women Working in Agriculture Safeguarding Children Who Live and Work on Farms: A Clinician's Guide Health and Well-Being of Immigrant and Migrant Farmworkers Head to Toe Personal Protective Equipment Chemical/Pesticide Exposures and Health Effects in Agricultural Communities

*Farm Credit Scholarships Available! Farm Credit MidSouth is pleased to offer support for one nurse in our FCS Financial region. Click the link for more information about the AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Program . You are receiving this communication because your service region has been pre-selected for this opportunity.

2020 Farm Credit Scholarship Application

Questions?  Please contact Gwen Parker , Workforce Development Specialist at gparker@agrisafe.org.

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