Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Farmers and farmworkers
Colorado Agricultural Addiction and Mental Health Program
Offers resources to support mental health and addiction services for Colorado agricultural and rural communities, including vouchers to access mental health providers who understand agriculture and support sympathetic care. Services are available through telehealth, where preferred by participants.
Sponsoring organizations: Colorado AgrAbility, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, Colorado State University Extension, Energize Colorado, Farm Bureau Federation, Goodwill of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, The Colorado Trust
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Offers resources to support mental health and addiction services for Colorado agricultural and rural communities, including vouchers to access mental health providers who understand agriculture and support sympathetic care. Services are available through telehealth, where preferred by participants.
Sponsoring organizations: Colorado AgrAbility, Colorado Cattlemen's Agricultural Land Trust, Colorado Department of Agriculture, Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, Colorado State University Extension, Energize Colorado, Farm Bureau Federation, Goodwill of Colorado, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, The Colorado Trust
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Coping with Rural Stress
Offers information and resources related to rural and farm stress, including the Minnesota Extension Farm Information Line, resources on mental health and stress, and information on helping children and parents cope with stress.
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Extension
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Offers information and resources related to rural and farm stress, including the Minnesota Extension Farm Information Line, resources on mental health and stress, and information on helping children and parents cope with stress.
Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Extension
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Agricultural Safety Health Training Portal
Evidence-based online training for supervisors, teachers, and parents to help protect the safety and health of all agricultural, forestry and fishing industry workers, including adolescent and young adults, who are at risk of injury. Core courses cover occupational hazards associated with livestock handling, biological risk management, transportation, and skin disorders and diseases of the lung, as well as using personal protective equipment and general health information.
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
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Evidence-based online training for supervisors, teachers, and parents to help protect the safety and health of all agricultural, forestry and fishing industry workers, including adolescent and young adults, who are at risk of injury. Core courses cover occupational hazards associated with livestock handling, biological risk management, transportation, and skin disorders and diseases of the lung, as well as using personal protective equipment and general health information.
Sponsoring organization: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
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Farmer Stress
Describes stressors affecting U.S. farmers, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes a video conversation about farmer stress and links to resources on managing stress, seeking help, and resources for mental health providers.
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
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Describes stressors affecting U.S. farmers, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes a video conversation about farmer stress and links to resources on managing stress, seeking help, and resources for mental health providers.
Sponsoring organization: American Psychological Association
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Resilient Farms, Families, Businesses & Communities: Responding to Stress
Information on stress in agriculture for farmers and rural communities. Covers the impact of stress on the brain and body, stress management, communication, and how to assess and plan the future of a farm business.
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Information on stress in agriculture for farmers and rural communities. Covers the impact of stress on the brain and body, stress management, communication, and how to assess and plan the future of a farm business.
Sponsoring organization: University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension
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Rural Firefighters Delivering Agricultural Safety and Health (RF-DASH)
Provides farm safety resources for rural firefighters in 7 states. Provides access to free online tools with registration: SaferFarm.org, which analyzes hazardous elements on farms that could lead to injury, and NFMCFarmMapper.com, which helps fire departments preplan their response to fires on farms.
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Provides farm safety resources for rural firefighters in 7 states. Provides access to free online tools with registration: SaferFarm.org, which analyzes hazardous elements on farms that could lead to injury, and NFMCFarmMapper.com, which helps fire departments preplan their response to fires on farms.
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Farm State of Mind
A collection of resources and information for farmers addressing stress and mental health. Includes information on the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union Rural Resilience Training Program, an online training to recognize signs of stress on the farm. Resource directory provides national and state-specific mental health resources, including links to mental health resource guides, health departments, and suicide prevention hotlines in all U.S. states and Puerto Rico.
Sponsoring organization: American Farm Bureau Federation
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A collection of resources and information for farmers addressing stress and mental health. Includes information on the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union Rural Resilience Training Program, an online training to recognize signs of stress on the farm. Resource directory provides national and state-specific mental health resources, including links to mental health resource guides, health departments, and suicide prevention hotlines in all U.S. states and Puerto Rico.
Sponsoring organization: American Farm Bureau Federation
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Cultivating Resilience in Rural Communities Toolkit
A collection of resources to prepare and plan for a conversation on mental health in agriculture. Includes a facilitator planning guide and checklist, participant worksheet, promotional flier, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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A collection of resources to prepare and plan for a conversation on mental health in agriculture. Includes a facilitator planning guide and checklist, participant worksheet, promotional flier, and more.
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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UMASH - COVID-19 Resources
Presents resources and information pertaining to COVID-19 for farmers and farmworkers in the Midwest. Features national and state-level information for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North and South Dakota. Includes resources for Spanish speakers.
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Presents resources and information pertaining to COVID-19 for farmers and farmworkers in the Midwest. Features national and state-level information for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and North and South Dakota. Includes resources for Spanish speakers.
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Montana Ag Producer Stress Resource Clearinghouse
Provides resources for farmers and their families to understand stress, measure and manage their stress, and help a family member or friend who may be experiencing stress. Includes a Perceived Stress Scale self-assessment and information about Montana mental health resources.
Sponsoring organization: Montana State University Extension
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Provides resources for farmers and their families to understand stress, measure and manage their stress, and help a family member or friend who may be experiencing stress. Includes a Perceived Stress Scale self-assessment and information about Montana mental health resources.
Sponsoring organization: Montana State University Extension
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