AgriSafe Nurse Scholar Program
The Nurse Scholar Program is a distance learning opportunity available to rural nurses designed to increase knowledge base in prevention, identification, and assessment of diseases related to agricultural work exposures.
Training topics include:
- Increasing the use of hearing protection among farmers
- Health and safety issues of the aging farmer
- Prevention of heat related illnesses
- Respiratory health of agricultural producers in clinical practice, including allergic and non-allergic respiratory diseases and respiratory protective equipment
- Skin diseases common to agricultural industry
- Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics
- The opioid crisis
- Integration of behavioral health for rural practice
- Zoonotic diseases
- Protecting women in agriculture
- Addressing the mental health gap in rural communities
- Health and well-being of immigrant and migrant farm workers
- Head to toe personal protective equipment
- Pediatric farm injuries
- The impact of sleep deprivation on safety and health
- The health effects of chemical and pesticide exposures
Rural nurses are eligible to apply. Applicants must commit to completion of the full course.
The cost of the program is $500, which includes a 12 month AgriSafe membership.
Participants receive 20 credit hours of continuing education.
A 50% ($250) scholarship is available for nurses working in nonprofit organizations, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, government agencies, and educational institutions.
A full scholarship ($500) is available for all nurses from Illinois and for nurses from Missouri that work in Rural Health Clinics, government agencies, academia, and nonprofit organizations.
Register for the course using the link on the program website.
All content, testing, and evaluation must be completed by March 15, 2023.
A 50% ($250) scholarship is available for nurses nation-wide working in nonprofit organizations, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, government agencies, and educational institutions. Apply using the online 50% scholarship application.
A full scholarship is available for nurses from Illinois and for nurses from Missouri that work in Rural Health Clinics, government agencies, academia, and nonprofit organizations. Apply using the online Illinois scholarship application or Missouri scholarship application.
For complete information about funding programs, including your
application status, please contact funders directly. Summaries are provided
for your convenience only. RHIhub does not take part in application processes
or monitor application status.