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13. Impact of a national rural youth health and safety initiative: results from a randomized controlled trial

Author

Lee, Barbara C., Westaby, James D., and Berg, Richard L.

Subjects
Rural health -- Services, Rural health -- Research, Government, Health care industry
Abstract

Objectives. We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of a rural youth health and safety initiative implemented in 4000 National FFA (formerly Future Farmers of America) chapters across the United States. Methods. Data were collected from high school students and their FFA advisers at 3 time intervals (preintervention, immediate postintervention, and 1 year postintervention) with a 3-group (standard, enhanced, and control), cluster-randomized, controlled trial design. Results. Matched data from 3081 students and 81 advisers revealed no significant effect of this initiative on agricultural health and safety knowledge, safety attitudes, leadership, self-concept, and self-reported injuries of project participants. Data from 30 public health nurses following the intervention confirmed the program's failure to develop sustainable community partnerships. Conclusions. This nationally coordinated initiative was funded with more than $1 million donated by agribusinesses. Program implementation was inconsistent, and desired outcomes were not achieved. Future efforts should better guide effective use of private sector resources aimed at reducing agricultural disease and injury among rural youths.

Published
2004

21. Case-control study of agricultural injuries to women in central Wisconsin

Author

Stueland, Dean T., Lee, Barbara C., Nordstrom, David L., Layde, Peter M., Wittman, Laura M., and Gunderson, Paul D.

Subjects
Agriculture -- Accidents, Agricultural laborers -- Accidents, Women -- Accidents, Health, Women's issues/gender studies
Abstract

A small number of women are the owner/operators of farms and women often participate in the work of production agriculture. Estimates of the percentage of females involved in agricultural injuries range from 11-45% and it is not clear if the risk factors associated with injuries to women are different from those for men. In a two year case-control study of injuries to farm residents, there were 40 injuries involving adult women. Multivariable analysis revealed that the two major risk factors for agricultural injury to females were number of hours worked and the presence of bulls on the fan-n. Most (55%) of the women were injured while in a barn. A cow was the primary agent of injury in 17 (42.5%) of the cases. Efforts to reduce the rate of injuries to women in agriculture should be targeted to the particular risks they experience.

Published
1997

30. Caring for Children While Working in Agriculture—The Perspectiveof Farmworker Parents.

Author

Liebman, Amy K., Simmons, Juliana, Salzwedel, Marsha, Tovar-Aguilar, Antonio, and Lee, Barbara C.

Subjects
AGRICULTURAL laborers, AGRICULTURE, CHILD care, HEAD Start programs, PARENTS, SURVEYS
Abstract

Access to safe, off-farm childcare is often a challenge for farmworkers with young children and is likely to become an increasingly salient barrier as more agricultural workers migrate together with families and as the number of women entering the agricultural workforce increases. Agriculture is one of the most hazardous industries, and the presence of young children in the workplace puts them at risk. To better understand the current nature of childcare for farmworker families and the challenges to accessing services, this project facilitated in-person surveys with 132 parents in three communities in Florida. A convenience sample that intentionally targeted parents living and working in areas with limited access to Migrant and Seasonal Head Start facilities was used to recruit participants. Most participants reported childcare access as a challenge. They expressed a desire to work in an area based on childcare availability. These findings offer agribusiness leaders important data to consider. They also suggest that industry support of childcare may be an important workforce investment. Findings indicate that high quality, affordable off-farm childcare services could serve as a means for attracting farmworkers to regions currently experiencing labor shortages. Additional research is warranted to explore this subject in diverse geographic areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2017
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46. Be ready for Lyme disease in your own backyard

Author

Lee, Barbara C.

Subjects
Lyme disease, Tick-borne diseases -- Prevention, Health
Abstract

Summer is coming, and with it an increasing number of cases of this potentially devastating disease-which is spreading at an alarming rate. Fred Hammersmith, a Midwestern farmer, noted an expanding [...]

Published
1989

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