RURAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Last updated 12/16/02

The National Agriculture Safety Database (NASD) - An extensive compendium of agricultural safety and health education and information resource. Information in the database can be generally accessed on-screen and/or printed on demand. Materials are categorized into topical, organizational, language, and state menus. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd.html

Federal Office of Rural Health Policy: ORHP's responsibility is for policy advocacy and information development. The office works both within government at federal, state and local levels, and with the private sector - with associations, foundations, providers and community leaders - to seek solutions to rural health care problems. http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - NIOSH is part of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

	NIOSH/OTHER WEB SITES - Links to non-NIOSH sites. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/otherwww.html
	NIOSH Other WWW Sites - Agriculture Related http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/agriculture/
	NIOSH Other WWW Sites - MSDS and Related http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/chemical-safety/
	What is NIOSHTIC - NIOSHTIC is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) electronic, bibliographic database of literature in the field of occupational safety and health. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nioshtic.html

Agricultural Safety & Health - http://www.ae.iastate.edu/Safety/

National Safety Council - Division Membership - The purpose of the : Agriculture Agricultural Division is to aid, support, implement and assist in the development of National Safety Council policies and programs to further, encourage, and promote methods and procedures leading to increased safety, protection, and health among all persons involved in agriculture. http://www.nsc.org/index.htm

Rural Health Research - The Journal of Rural Health: Agricultural Health and Safety. http://www.nrharural.org/search/subj/Agricultural.html

Agricultural Safety and Health: A Resource Guide - Prepared by the Rural Incformation Center Health Service (RICHS) of the NAL’s Rural Information Center, and supported by the Office of Rural Health Policy, DHHS. Both agencies are committed to seeking solutions to health care problems in rural America. http://www.nal.usda.gov/ric/richs/agheal.htm

UC Agricultural Health & Safety Center at Davis - The UC Agricultural Health & Safety Center at Davis focuses on improving and protecting the health and safety of farmers, farmworkers and their families. http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu/

UC Agricultural Health & Safety Center at Davis - University of California, Davis: Archive of Aghealth. http://epm.ucdavis.edu/www/mxarchive/aghealth_archive.html

Environmental Health and Safety - Information & Articles: OSU Campus Safety - Health and Safety Information Index. http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/index.htm

Environmental Health and Safety - Training: OSU Campus Safety. http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/training.htm

Prince Edward Island - Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry: Canadian Farm Safety Information Centre; Mock Accident Reflects Reality. http://www.gov.pe.ca/af/index.asp

1995 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS): Selected Summaries of National Data. http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/Courses/so11/suicide/suicide.htm

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids - Advocates for the prevention of farm-related childhood injuries, health risks and fatalities. http://www.fs4jk.org:80/

Your Drinking Water: Pesticides http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/C819-6W.html

Your Drinking Water: Nitrates http://www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/C819-5W.html

Agricultural Safety and Health: University of Illinois - Cooperative Extension Service http://www.age.uiuc.edu/agsafety/index.html

AgSafety FactSheets http://www.age.uiuc.edu/agsafety/factshts.html

AgrAbility Unlimited: Disability Services for Farm Families in Illinois http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/agsafety/disable.html

Safe Farm Fact Sheets: A Series of Publications on Farm Safety http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pubs/Safe_Farm_long_version.html

National Farm Medicine Center and ASH-Net http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/

Farm Safety & Health Information Clearinghouse - Your One-Stop Source For Up-To-Date Farm Safety & Health Information on the Internet. http://safety.coafes.umn.edu/

Center for Farm Health and Safety - This center provides promotion and study of the health and well being of the rural and fam communities in Eastern Washington. http://www.farm.ewu.edu/

Other Available Resources

	Center for Disease Control (CDC) - NIOSH: Agricultural Safety and Health Bibliogrphy. This bibliography is a list of selected documents on agriculture prepared by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. This bibliography is not exhaustive. However, it should provide the reader various facts of agriculture. Additional information may be available on specific agricultural safety and health issues by contacting the following address. NIOSH; Division of Standards Development and Technology Transfer; Technical Information Branch; Attn: Publications; 4676 Columbia Parkway; Cincinnati, Ohio 45226-1998; Fax: (513)533-8573
	Bulletin Board - Illinois Network for Agricultural Safety & Health: Editor Chip Petra, University of Illinois; Department of Agricultural Engineering; 1304 West Pennsyvania Avenue; University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Urbana, IL 61801
	National Pesticide Telecommunication Network - 1-800-858-7378 http://npic.orst.edu/

Suggested Reading Material

	Murphy DJ. "Safety and Health for Production Agriculture":American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1992. For information, contact the American Society of Agricultural Engineers; 2950 Niles Road; St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659; (616) 429-0300; Fax: (616) 429-3852
	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Roberts A. Worsing, Jr.,MD Chairman, Editorial Board "Rural Rescue and Emergency Care," 1993.
	Deere & Company. "Farm & Ranch Safety Management": Deere & Company Service Publications, 1994. Farm Business Management (FBM) is a series of manuals created by Deere & Company. Each book in the series was conceived, researched, written, edited, and published by Deere & Company.
	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Citizen’s Guide To Pesticides - EPA; United States Environmental Protection Agency (H7506C); Washington, DC 20460
	EPA Protect Yourself from Pesticides - Guide for Pesticide Handlers: GEMPLER’S, Inc.; P.O. Box 270; 211 Blue Mounds Rd.; Mt.l Horeb, WI 53572