APRIL 2021 Spring is a welcomed time of year, a reminder of renewed hope. For agricultural communities, however, spring also means a busy season and new
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COVID-19 RESOURCES PAGE
The outbreak of COVID-19 is rapidly changing, creating a significant challenge for U.S. public health departments, schools, community organizations, agriculture and the overall public. UMASH has compiled a list specific to the Upper Midwest region to address COVID-19 in your state.
10 WAYS TO TEACH AG HEALTH AND SAFETY ONLINE
Teaching online is here for the near future. UMASH is ready to assist with ag health and safety ideas that you can use ONLINE for your class. Check out our resources and the 10 Ways to Teach Ag Health and Safety Online.
STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH
Stress, suicide, and mental health conditions impact agricultural communities, where economic, social, and environmental forces challenge the health and safety of farmers. In response to a growing concern about the lack of resources and support for farmers, farm workers and families UMASH has been working to build partnerships to stimulate innovation and action in the region.
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Great Content shared often! If you are a farmer, this is the place to learn about how to keep yourself and your family safe!
Sharing UMASH's and other partner resources with our Gear Up for Ag Health and Safety students throughout the year makes our work much easier!
They have been important resources to be sure our "learners" know how to stay safe! Honestly, I haven't been able to find better resources than yours!
Being a farm kid and being raised around this stuff all our lives, we don't realize all the unsafe things we are around so seeing that made me realize that little everyday things I'm doing or around are not always as safe as I think they are.
UMASH IN THE FIELD - LATEST NEWS
SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Patience, Preparations, and Precautions
SPOTLIGHT: Female Farmers stress resiliency survey
APRIL 2021 Women in agriculture are encouraged to take the Weathering Stress in Agriculture 2021 Questionnaire, an anonymous online survey created by UMASH,
SPOTLIGHT: Agricultural Health and Safety Course: Free, Online, and CEUs – What’s not to like?
MARCH 2021 Getting something for free is always a nice surprise. Keeping up on ag health and safety and CEUs is once again accessible and free this year.
Recognizing our Essential Workers
MARCH 2021 The Virtual Migrant and Community Health Conference: Recognizing Our Essential Workers was held the week of March 22 – 26, 2021. The Promoting
Cultivating a Culture of Safety
MARCH 2021 Ag professionals and researchers from across the country came together March 22-24 for the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America’s
SPOTLIGHT: Precarious bugs to avoid this spring
MARCH 2021 Addisalem Hunde Bedada DVM, MS Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine Resident After the long, dark, winter months, spring is literally
SPOTLIGHT: The Hierarchy of Controls: Keeping Toothpaste in the Tube!
MARCH 2021 Have you ever tried putting toothpaste back in the tube? It doesn’t work well. The same goes for farm safety. It’s better to prevent an
SPOTLIGHT: Springtime – shedding sweaters and crypto
MARCH 2021 For those of us in the Upper Midwest, spring is a welcomed time of year. The days are longer, warmer and we can slowly shed the sweaters and
