This project will develop and organize “Healthy Fairs” workshops to educate fair and petting zoo operators about industry best practices for running a safe fair/zoo with the goal of reducing illness associated with animal contact at these events. …

Incorporating worker safety and health into Quality Assurance programs will help to provide tools to producers and assurances to consumers that the production systems used to produce animals are ensuring the health and safety of the animals as well as the workers raising those animals. …

Agricultural operators/Occupational workers are continuously exposed to a complex mix of chemical, biological, and particulate insults and are at risk for developing chronic inflammatory lung diseases. The objective of this proposal is to determine the extent to which secondary exposures to aflatoxin (a mycotoxin) can impact the development and maintenance of fungal allergic asthma. …

This pilot will lay the foundation for expanded and innovative coverage of agricultural safety and health by agricultural media. Findings will guide efforts to encourage increased coverage and provide resources agricultural media can use to do so effectively. …