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Rural Agricultural Health and Safety

(1 days ago) People also askHow do agricultural practices affect health?Agricultural practices have significant health implications. Common practices and production inputs, used to maximize yields, negatively impact human health and environmental conditions. Farmworkers and owners face a myriad of health risks, including chronic and acute exposure to pesticides, high risk of injury, and limited access to health care.Community health risks of industrial agriculturefoodcommunitybenefit.noharm.orgCan apples cause health problems?Luciana M. Cherubin

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Rural Agricultural Health and Safety

(9 days ago) WEBAgriculture is one of the most hazardous industries in the United States. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 368 farmers and agricultural workers died from a …

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How agriculture can improve health and nutrition

(8 days ago) WEBThe potential impacts of agricultural activities on health and nutrition extend across a number of channels. One area of impact is …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2015/04/how-agriculture-can-improve-health-and-nutrition/

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Agricultural Health Study

(5 days ago) WEBThe Agricultural Health Study is funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The AHS encourages researchers to collaborate with us to focus on specific health issues related to farming practices. These studies are

https://aghealth.nih.gov/

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Improving Human Health through Agriculture Navigating Impact

(2 days ago) WEBAs of 2017, health care systems have a USD 7.8 trillion global economic burden, or about 10% of GDP ().The most common food-related health issues are the twinned challenges of obesity and malnutrition, which largely results from our food system shifting focus to quantity over quality ().An abundance of lower-quality, highly processed food grown and …

https://navigatingimpact.thegiin.org/strategy/sa/improving-human-health-through-agriculture/

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Agricultural Safety NIOSH CDC

(4 days ago) WEBIn 1990, NIOSH developed an extensive agricultural safety and health program to address the high risks of injuries and illnesses experienced by workers and families in agriculture. NIOSH supports extramural research and prevention programs at 12 Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health.

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/aginjury/default.html

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Agricultural Health - National Institute of Environmental …

(3 days ago) WEBNational Institute ofEnvironmental Health Sciences. Last Reviewed: September 01, 2021. Agricultural health is the study of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of farmers, farm families, pesticide applicators, and others who work with and are exposed to agricultural chemicals.

https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/population/agricultural

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Agriculture’s role in improving public health - AgriLife …

(7 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research held a hearing Nov. 2 to discuss the State of Nutrition in …

https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2021/11/02/agricultures-role-in-improving-public-health/

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Protecting Safety and Health in Agriculture NIOSH CDC

(2 days ago) WEBNational Farm Safety and Health Week. September 20-26, 2020 #NFSHW20. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and its extramural (grant-funded) centers for Agricultural Safety and Health (Ag Centers) are recognizing National Farm Safety and Health Week.This week emphasizes the importance of working together to …

https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/niosh/newsroom/feature/NatFarmSHwkSep2020.html

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5 Key Issues in Agriculture in 2021 - World Bank Group

(8 days ago) WEB5 Key Issues in Agriculture in 2021. As 2021 ends, we take a retrospective look at five topics that were covered in our analytical work this year. These issues represent just a fragment of the Bank's work, but they are key to reducing poverty and hunger while slowing climate change. Food Security.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2021/12/16/5-key-issues-in-agriculture-in-2021

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Sustainable agricultural practices contribute …

(9 days ago) WEBOne of the most important challenges in sustainable agricultural production from the One Health perspective is to identify beneficial microbes for the crops and protect crops from harmful …

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sae2.12019

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Key Risk Factors Affecting Farmers’ Mental Health: A Systematic …

(3 days ago) WEB1. Introduction. Researchers have identified a number of occupational health risks through studies of farming communities, and some have specified farming as an especially stressful occupation [1,2,3,4].Farming is associated with a range of physical and mental health risks because of the hard work under challenging conditions [].Studies on …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6926562/

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Community health risks of industrial agriculture

(9 days ago) WEBThe prevailing agricultural system has vast health and environmental impacts. This brief gives an overview of industrial-scale, conventional agriculture practices and associated health risks, for both agricultural workers and the wider community. It also suggests ways in which hospitals can consider these risks as part of their community health

https://foodcommunitybenefit.noharm.org/resources/community-health-needs-assessment/community-health-risks-industrial-agriculture

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Human Health Effects of Agriculture: Physical Diseases and Illnesses

(8 days ago) WEBFarmers have an increased prevalence of many acute and chronic health conditions including cardiovascular and respiratory disease, arthritis, skin cancer, hearing loss, and amputations. Other health outcomes have been little studies in the agricultural workplace, such as stress and adverse reproductive outcomes.

https://nasdonline.org/1827/d001772/human-health-effects-of-agriculture-physical-diseases-and.html

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Health Problems and Disease Patterns in Agriculture

(3 days ago) WEBHowever, agricultural work is associated with a variety of health problems. Agricultural workers are at a high risk for particular cancers, respiratory diseases and injuries (Sullivan et al. 1992). Because of the remote location of much of this work, emergency health services are lacking, and agromedicine has been viewed as a …

https://iloencyclopaedia.org/part-x-96841/agriculture-and-natural-resources-based-industries/item/558-health-problems-and-disease-patterns-in-agriculture

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Farmers in Crisis, Long Overlooked, Are Finally Getting Mental …

(9 days ago) WEBIbarra says it might be a while until a significant number of farmers and agricultural workers get enthusiastic about therapy, but she remains encouraged by the shift in how mental health issues

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/farmers-in-crisis-long-overlooked-are-finally-getting-mental-health-support/

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Rural Response to Farmer Mental Health and Suicide Prevention

(9 days ago) WEBThere is also still significant stigma around mental illness and mental health issues in American culture, which is prevalent in many agricultural communities. As a result, farmers may be reluctant to seek out information or services for depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, or other mental health issues.

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/farmer-mental-health

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Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker Health - Rural Health Info

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to the National Center for Farmworker Health's Facts about Agricultural Workers, approximately 15% are migrant workers and 85% are seasonal farmworkers. Both of these population groups are predominantly Hispanic/Latino, and a large majority of Hispanic/Latino farmworkers were born in Mexico. MSAW populations …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/topics/migrant-health

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Human Health Effects of Genetically Engineered Crops

(5 days ago) WEBIn this chapter, the committee examines the evidence that substantiates or negates specific hypotheses and claims about the health risks and benefits associated with foods derived from genetically engineered (GE) crops. There are many reviews and official statements about the safety of foods from GE crops (for example, see Box 5-1), but to …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK424534/

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Environmental Changes Are Fueling Human, Animal and Plant …

(3 days ago) WEBMay 8, 2024. Several large-scale, human-driven changes to the planet — including climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the spread of invasive species — are making infectious diseases

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/08/health/environment-climate-health.html

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International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues …

(3 days ago) WEBThe International Avian Influenza and One Health Emerging Issues Summit will be held in person and online, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1371 W. Altheimer Dr., in Fayetteville. “Avian influenza has adapted to mammalian species, and it is now endemic in the United States,” said Guillermo Tellez …

https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/2024/may/05-08-2024-expanded-avian-influenza-summit.aspx

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I learned to push through pain watching my stoic dad on the farm.

(7 days ago) WEBBecky Zimmer is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan and the University of King's College in Halifax. She grew up on a farm near Annaheim, Sask. She has been a Saskatchewan-based

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/first-person-farmer-health-1.7199814

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RESOLUTION # 22 RUTGERS NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL …

(1 days ago) WEB42 means its environmental pressures, social issues, and community health concerns uniquely 43 distinguish it from other states, thus requiring that new economic growth policies and 44 technologies are effectively balanced with these consi derations in order to improve the 45 . quality of life of New Jersey residents; and 46 . WHEREAS

https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/conventions/2020/2020%20Resolution%2022%20-%20Rutgers%20New%20Jersey%20Agricultural%20Experiment%20Station%20FINAL%20FOR%20WEB.pdf

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RESOLUTION # 1 RUTGERS NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURAL …

(1 days ago) WEB11 health, water quality and supply, environmental sustainability, economic development, and 12 . the quality of life for all residents of the Garden State; and 13 . WHEREAS, New Jersey’s status as the nation’s most densely populated state 14 means its envi ronmental pressures, social issues, and community health concerns uniquely

https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/conventions/2018/2018%20Resolution%20%231%20-%20Rutgers%20NJAES%20.pdf

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Agriculture Experiment Station University Committee for

(1 days ago) WEBLearn about the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) is an integral component of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The experiment station provides a diverse range of research, extension, and education programs that serve the people of New Jersey and the urban, suburban, and rural communities in which they …

https://sustainability.rutgers.edu/community/agriculture-experiment-station-link/

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US Health Officials to Spend $100 Million on Bird Flu Surveillance

(2 days ago) WEBListen. 1:27. US health officials are putting $100 million toward ramping up surveillance of the outbreak of bird flu in cattle amid rising concerns that it has spread more widely than has been

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-10/us-surveillance-of-bird-flu-to-get-100-million-in-hhs-funding

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Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions could surge without …

(2 days ago) WEBTo fight the climate catastrophe, agriculture’s emissions must be reined in. The industry’s share of 10 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions – or more – could soar to more than 30 percent by 2050. Over half of U.S. agriculture’s emissions are in the form of nitrous oxide. Stewardship practices

https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news/2024/05/agricultures-greenhouse-gas-emissions-could-surge-without-climate

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Land Free Full-Text Assessment of Soil Heavy Metal Pollution

(9 days ago) WEBHeavy metal pollution in agricultural soils is one of the main problems in agricultural production worldwide, which threatens human health and the environment. To evaluate the pollution levels of heavy metals and the ecological risks in an agricultural area from Sánchez Ramírez Province, Dominican Republic, the concentration levels of heavy …

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/13/5/684

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Dissenting Voices at Nairobi Soil Health Forum Over - Global …

(Just Now) WEBThursday, May 09, 2024. Inter Press Service. NAIROBI, May 09 (IPS) - As the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit convened in Nairobi to review the progress made in terms of increasing fertilizer use in line with the 2006 Abuja Declaration, experts, practitioners, activists, and even government officials pointed out that accelerated

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/05/09/36676

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IMPACTS OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE PERFORMANCE AND …

(5 days ago) WEBFocusing on the issues of risk management in agriculture, I have completed an analysis of the joint behavior of yields and prices of major agricultural crops in NJ. Using the portfolio theory of finance, the analysis estimates the relative riskiness of various crops/enterprises and demonstrates how farmers can use the information to achieve

https://portal.nifa.usda.gov/web/crisprojectpages/0185019-impacts-of-financial-factors-on-the-performance-and-behavior-of-farms-and-agribusiness-firms-in-the-northern-united-states.html

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration

(8 days ago) WEBThe committee, which advises the agency on safety and health standards and policy matters, unanimously recommended OSHA move forward expeditiously on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. As part of the rulemaking process, the agency will seek and consider input from a wide range of stakeholders and the public at-large as it works …

https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/05082024-0

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Janine Elliott - Psychology Today

(4 days ago) WEBJanine Elliott, Clinical Social Work/Therapist, North Bergen, NJ, 07047, Janine Elliott takes a collaborative approach to building relationships with clients that empower them to thrive in their

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/janine-elliott-north-bergen-nj/1309630

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