Tick-borne diseases are on the rise, but are often misdiagnosed and under-reported. Check yourself, your family and your pets after being outside!
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Agricultural Health and Safety in the Upper Midwest.
STRESS AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Mental Health Awareness Month
MAY 2019
In response to growing concerns about the lack of resources and support for farmers, farm workers and families who are facing difficult economic conditions and higher rates of suicide in rural and agricultural communities, the U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers are actively participating in Mental Health Awareness month.
Stress and Mental Health Resources
Stress, depression, and suicide are on the mind of agricultural communities. UMASH is working to provide resources and build partnerships to stimulate innovation and action.
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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.
UPCOMING EVENTS
2019 ISASH Annual Conference
LOCATION: Embassy Suites - Des Moines
DESCRIPTION: From River to River: Yielding Agricultural Safety and Health
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UMASH IN THE FIELD - LATEST NEWS
SPOTLIGHT: Tick-borne Diseases
SPOTLIGHT: Register Now for ISASH
Registration is open for the 2019 International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (ISASH) Annual Conference, June 24-27, at the Embassy Suites
SPOTLIGHT: Upcoming Agritourism Workshop Planned
A Fun on the Farm: Agritourism Workshop will be held May 16th in Farmington, MN to offer health and safety information for agritourism operators.
SPOTLIGHT: Progressive Agriculture Safety Days
For 25 years, Progressive Agriculture Safety Days®, a program of the Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF), has been on a mission to provide the education,
SPOTLIGHT: U of M Extension Educates Youth in Farm Safety
Youth who want to learn more about farm and tractor safety or would like to work with equipment with over 20 horsepower off their family farms, have an
An Ounce of Prevention: Using Personal Protective Equipment is the Cure
Jeff Bender and Carolyn Sheridan are teaching a course, Minimizing Transmission of Infectious Diseases During Outbreaks, as part of the Public Health Institute
SPOTLIGHT: Safe Farm Excavation
Excavation on the farm can be dangerous work. Hitting or damaging an underground gas or electric line can lead to potentially fatal results along with
Double Up for Dairy
UMASH and the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health & Safety (HICAHS) doubled up to provide safety and health information to dairy farmers,
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PARTNERS
The center is a collaboration of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine, the National Farm Medicine Center of the Marshfield Clinic with the Migrant Clinicians Network, and the Minnesota Department of Health. This collaboration brings together unique and complimentary expertise to address existing and emerging occupational health and safety issues in agriculture.
