Partnering Strategies for Childhood Agricultural Safety and Health

ABSTRACT

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has been the lead federal agency of the national Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative (CAIPI) since the program's inception in 1996 and in this role, collaborated with numerous partners in childhood agricultural injury prevention activities. This collaboration has likely helped achieve the current reduction in childhood agricultural injury. The paper looks at existing groups with past and current childhood agricultural injury prevention activities for partnering strategies that could contribute to reducing the morbidity and mortality of childhood agricultural injuries. Based upon the review, suggestions are made for future partnering strategies to continue progress in this area.

Keywords:

• Agriculture
• child
• injuries

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Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

The following individuals provided comments or review and the author gratefully acknowledges their efforts: Marsha Purcell, American Farm Bureau; Marilyn Adams, Farm Safety 4 Just Kids; Susan Reynolds, Progressive Agriculture Foundation; Bradley Rein, US Department of Agriculture/National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Stephanie Bryn, US Department of Health and Human Services/Health Resources and Services Administration/Maternal and Child Health Bureau; William Nelson, CHS Foundation; Amy K. Liebman, Migrant Clinicians Network (MCN); John Myers, NIOSH; Dennis Murphy, Pennsylvania State University.