Farm Health and Safety Health information topics about Farm Health and Safety: Children 1. Creating Safe Play Areas on Farms National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://www2.marshfieldclinic.org/research/children/safePlay/files/safePlay_... 2. Injuries to Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-157/ 3. Horses and Children National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/resources/Equestrian/FactShee... 4. Helping Kids Do the Job Safely National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://www.nagcat.org/categories.htm 5. Farm Safety (For Children) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/farm_safety.html 6. Farm Safety (For Parents) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/farm_safety.html 7. Asthma Among Household Youth on Hispanic Farm Oper National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2004-158/ Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Agricultural Workers' Dis National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D000382&recruiting... Coping 1. Coping with Farm Stress National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/agri/stress.htm 2. Coping with Losing a Family Member in a Farm Accid University of Minnesota, Extension Service http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/familydevelopment/DE6205.html Directories 1. Assistive Technology Products for Farmers/Ranchers Dept. of Agriculture http://www.agrabilityproject.org/search/index.cfm 2. National and State AgrAbility Projects Dept. of Agriculture http://www.agrabilityproject.org/stateprojects.cfm 3. Bureau of Primary Health Care Service Delivery Sit Bureau of Primary Health Care http://ask.hrsa.gov/pc/ Financial Issues 1. Call for Health National Center for Farmworker Health http://www.ncfh.org/00_nde_cfh.php Organizations 1. Dept. of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/ 2. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Hea http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html 3. National Children's Center for Rural and Agri http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children/ Overviews 1. Farm Safety Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/farm-facts-factsheet.html 2. Plain Facts...About Farmer Health National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/agri/health.htm 3. Plain Facts...About the Agricultural Industry National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/issues/agri/indus.htm Rehabilitation/Recovery 1. Farming with an Arm Amputation Dept. of Agriculture http://www.agrabilityproject.org/assistivetech/tips/2_arm_amputation.cfm 2. Adaptive Controls for Tractors and Machinery Dept. of Agriculture http://www.agrabilityproject.org/assistivetech/tips/adaptivecontrols.cfm Related Issues 1. Electrocution Hazards on the Farm Iowa State University, University Extension http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1265K.pdf 2. Dusts and Molds: Frequently Asked Questions National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/resources/hh/default.asp?doc=harv... 3. Crop Protection Chemical Safety National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agrichem.htm 4. Hazards Associated with Using Farm Tractors to Mov National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/hid13.html 5. PTO (Power-Take-Off) Safety National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agripto.htm 6. Falls from Tractors and Trailing Equipment National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agrimfal.htm 7. Falls on the Farmstead National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agriffal.htm 8. Farm Shop Safety National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agrishop.htm 9. Thunderstorms and Lightning Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/hazards/thunderstorms/thunderf.shtm 10. Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Farm Workers National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pdfs/01-111.pdf 11. Livestock Handling National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agristok.htm 12. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agrippe.htm 13. Grain Storage Structures and Handling Equipment National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agribin.htm 14. Remember Sun Safety in the Field Iowa State University, University Extension http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1518H.pdf 15. Safe Use of Harvesting Equipment National Safety Council http://www.nsc.org/library/facts/agrieqpt.htm Specific Conditions 1. Back Pain National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/resources/hh/default.asp?doc=harv... 2. Diseases from Farm Animals National Center for Infectious Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/animals/farm_animals.htm 3. Fact Sheets About Farmworker Health National Center for Farmworker Health http://www.ncfh.org/factsheets.php 4. Silo Gas National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/resources/hh/default.asp?doc=harv... Teenagers 1. Farm Safety (For Teens) Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/farm_safety.html 2. Youth in Agriculture Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov./SLTC/youth/agriculture/index.html   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! Health News Yahoo! 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