Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Occupational health and safety
Using Partnerships and Multiple Data Sources to Surveil Agricultural Injuries: Considerations and Recommendations
Describes a partnership between a rural health system and university to monitor agricultural injuries in the upper Midwest. Discusses data gathering and using geographic information systems among partners. Offers recommendations to others considering a similar partnership.
Author(s): Elizabeth A Gilblom, Angela B. Johnson, Sheryl Sahr, Hilla I. Sang
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 29(2), 197-205
Date: 04/2025
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Describes a partnership between a rural health system and university to monitor agricultural injuries in the upper Midwest. Discusses data gathering and using geographic information systems among partners. Offers recommendations to others considering a similar partnership.
Author(s): Elizabeth A Gilblom, Angela B. Johnson, Sheryl Sahr, Hilla I. Sang
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 29(2), 197-205
Date: 04/2025
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Assessing the Understandability and Actionability of Education Materials for Agricultural Workers' Health
Presents a study aiming to identify and evaluate the health education resources available to educators working with farmworkers. Evaluates resources by understandability and actionability.
Author(s): Julianna Nieuwsma, Joseph G. L. Lee, Jamie E. Bloss, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 480-495
Date: 03/2025
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Presents a study aiming to identify and evaluate the health education resources available to educators working with farmworkers. Evaluates resources by understandability and actionability.
Author(s): Julianna Nieuwsma, Joseph G. L. Lee, Jamie E. Bloss, et al.
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 480-495
Date: 03/2025
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H5N1(Avian Influenza) Toolkit
Offers resources, videos, information and news regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for clinicians, farmworkers, and others working with dairy cattle, domestic poultry, and wild birds.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Offers resources, videos, information and news regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) for clinicians, farmworkers, and others working with dairy cattle, domestic poultry, and wild birds.
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Media Advocacy for Farm Safety and Health: Current Landscape and Future Directions
Evaluates 89 news articles to examine how media depicts agricultural health and safety. Identifies strategies for improving the use of media in agricultural safety advocacy for public health practitioners.
Author(s): Pamela J. Milkovich, Sarah Perez-Sanz, Kim Garcia, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 970
Date: 03/2025
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Evaluates 89 news articles to examine how media depicts agricultural health and safety. Identifies strategies for improving the use of media in agricultural safety advocacy for public health practitioners.
Author(s): Pamela J. Milkovich, Sarah Perez-Sanz, Kim Garcia, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 25, 970
Date: 03/2025
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Mortality by Industry and Occupation — United States, 2020–2022
Reports on mortality due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease, for men and women by industry and occupation. Includes data on IPF mortality in industries and occupations common in rural areas, such as farming, fishing, and forestry work.
Author(s): Jacek M. Mazurek, Girija Syamlal, David N. Weissman
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 109-115
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on mortality due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive lung disease, for men and women by industry and occupation. Includes data on IPF mortality in industries and occupations common in rural areas, such as farming, fishing, and forestry work.
Author(s): Jacek M. Mazurek, Girija Syamlal, David N. Weissman
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 74(7), 109-115
Date: 03/2025
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Self‐Reported Pesticide Application, Access to Pesticide Labels, and QR Code Use Among Agricultural H‐2A Workers, North Carolina, 2024
Results of 160 Spanish-language, in-person surveys of North Carolina agricultural H-2A visa workers, conducted in April and May 2024 regarding access to pesticide label information. Features demographics and statistics on QR code use, pesticide use, pesticide label access, and number of seasons worked in the U.S.
Author(s): Cesar Asuaje, Joseph G.L. Lee, Nowrin Nusrat, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 68(4), 388-392
Date: 02/2025
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Results of 160 Spanish-language, in-person surveys of North Carolina agricultural H-2A visa workers, conducted in April and May 2024 regarding access to pesticide label information. Features demographics and statistics on QR code use, pesticide use, pesticide label access, and number of seasons worked in the U.S.
Author(s): Cesar Asuaje, Joseph G.L. Lee, Nowrin Nusrat, et al.
Citation: American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 68(4), 388-392
Date: 02/2025
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Large Language Models for Agricultural Injury Surveillance
Describes the use of large language models (LLMs) in automating a previously manual agricultural injury surveillance workflow. Discusses reliability, accuracy, costs, and remaining challenges.
Author(s): Jacob Muller, Daniel Petti, Changying Li, et al.
Citation: Safety, 11(1), 15
Date: 02/2025
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Describes the use of large language models (LLMs) in automating a previously manual agricultural injury surveillance workflow. Discusses reliability, accuracy, costs, and remaining challenges.
Author(s): Jacob Muller, Daniel Petti, Changying Li, et al.
Citation: Safety, 11(1), 15
Date: 02/2025
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Assessment of a Gas Monitor Distribution Program in Rural Wisconsin
Surveys fire department participants of an agricultural rescue training event to evaluate the effectiveness of a gas monitor distribution program in rural Wisconsin. Discusses manure gas incidents in agricultural settings.
Author(s): Jakob A. Hanschu, Casper G. Bendixsen
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 558-566
Date: 02/2025
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Surveys fire department participants of an agricultural rescue training event to evaluate the effectiveness of a gas monitor distribution program in rural Wisconsin. Discusses manure gas incidents in agricultural settings.
Author(s): Jakob A. Hanschu, Casper G. Bendixsen
Citation: Journal of Agromedicine, 30(3), 558-566
Date: 02/2025
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North Carolina Farmworker Health Program: 2024 Profile
Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program. Includes a county-level map showing farmworker health service delivery sites and other grant-supported partners as of June 2023.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Fact sheet on funding, performance measures, and economic impact of the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program. Includes a county-level map showing farmworker health service delivery sites and other grant-supported partners as of June 2023.
Date: 02/2025
Sponsoring organization: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Farmworker Health Network: 2024 Key Resources for Agricultural Worker Health
Highlights several resources on agricultural worker health, including a toolkit to encourage ag worker participation on health center boards and model programs to address specific health conditions. Provides a summary for each resource and links to more information on each sponsoring program's website.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc., Health Outreach Partners, MHP Salud, Migrant Clinicians Network, National Association of Community Health Centers, National Center for Farmworker Health
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Highlights several resources on agricultural worker health, including a toolkit to encourage ag worker participation on health center boards and model programs to address specific health conditions. Provides a summary for each resource and links to more information on each sponsoring program's website.
Date: 01/2025
Sponsoring organizations: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc., Health Outreach Partners, MHP Salud, Migrant Clinicians Network, National Association of Community Health Centers, National Center for Farmworker Health
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