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Resources by Topic: Occupational health and safety

Heat & Health Tracker
Interactive map showing current, historical, and projected heat exposure data and associated health impacts. Offers regional, state, and county comparisons. Includes the Heat and Health Index offering data on historical burden, heat sensitivity for chronic conditions, sociodemographics, natural and built environment characteristics at the county level.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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National Center for Farmworker Health Webinars
List of upcoming webinars by the National Center for Farmworker Health.
Type: Calendar/Event List
Sponsoring organization: National Center for Farmworker Health
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Telling the Story Project
Project promoting agricultural health and safety through storytelling and case studies. Includes classroom discussion guides, videos, and other resources.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, National Farm Medicine Center, Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
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Cultivate Safety
Website offering resources on health and safety for youth in agricultural settings, including consideration of both working and non-working youth. Offers guidelines for supervisors of working youth under 18, video demonstrations, hazard mapping tools, agritourism safety information, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organizations: National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, National Farm Medicine Center
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Health Center Workforce Well-Being Survey Dashboard
Presents survey data collected between November 2022 and January 2023 from approximately half of health centers nationwide. Covers drivers and outcomes measures of health center workforce well-being, including job satisfaction, engagement, burnout, and intention to stay. Allows user to filter by health center size, rural or urban status, and more.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
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MotherToBaby
A no-cost service providing evidence-based information on the benefit or risk of medications and other exposures during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. Provides guidance for healthcare providers and individuals, as well as fact sheets and other materials addressing medications, vaccines, chemicals, herbal products, substance use, maternal health conditions, and more. Also conducts observational studies on exposures.
Type: Website
Sponsoring organization: Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS)
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AgriStress Helpline: Crisis Support for Agricultural Communities
Helpline connects farmers and agricultural workers to trained professionals offering mental health support and resources in their area. Provides crisis support tailored for the agricultural community with an understanding of the values, stressors, and lived experiences of the agricultural community. Helpline is open 24/7 and is currently available in CT, MO, PA, TX, VA, and WY.
Type: Hotline
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Farm Family Resource Initiative
Support and resource network for Illinois farm families, including a helpline, ongoing outreach, education, and training. Helpline is available through call or text to 1-833-FARM-SOS (833-327-6767).
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development (CRHSSD)
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Talking Total Farmer Health
Podcast that discusses agricultural health and safety issues with experts in the field.
Type: Audio
Sponsoring organization: AgriSafe Network
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Farmworkers' Rights Under State Employment Laws: An Interactive Map
Interactive map highlights the laws that apply to agricultural workers by state. Details the legal protections, minimum wage, and overtime laws for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
Type: Document
Sponsoring organization: Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc.
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