An essential component of UMASH are research projects and accompanying publications focused on improving our understanding of existing and emerging agricultural health and safety issues. They target priority topics and are part of multidisciplinary efforts to address important agricultural health and safety problems.
PAST PUBLICATIONS
2019
- Bryan Weichelt, Anita Alves Pena, Jeffrey Joyce & Matthew Keifer (2019) Economic Evaluation and Systematic Review of Publicly Available Workers’ Compensation Practice Details and Mod Rate Calculators Applied to Upper Midwest Agriculture, Journal of Agromedicine.
- Wilmes, Emily and Swenson, Rebecca. Engaging Dairy Farmers in Safety Messages: Values, Moral Norms, Barriers, and Implications for Communication, Journal of Applied Communications: Vol. 103: Iss. 1.
- Coyne, Jennifer, Farmers at highest risk of contracting zoonotic diseases Take precautions as part of normal routine, Diary Star.
- Weichelt B, Bendixsen C, Keifer M. Farm Owners and Workers as Key Informants in User-Centered Occupational Health Prototype Development: A Stakeholder-Engaged Project. J Med Internet Res 2019.
2018
- Bender, Jeff, Stress Less with Safe Animal Handling, Farmer’s Hotline.
- Rajjo T, Mohammed K, Rho J, et al On-the-farm cardiovascular risk screening among migrant agricultural workers in Southeast Minnesota: a pilot prospective study,BMJ Open.
- CDC One Health Office, Influenza and Zoonoses Education among Youth in Agriculture, CDC One Health in Action.
- Weichelt, Bryan, Augmented Reality Farm MAPPER Development: Lessons Learned from an App Designed to Improve Rural Emergency Response, Journal of Agromedicine.
- Swenson, Rebecca, Safely through the Gate: Exploring Media Coverage and Journalists Decisions on the Flow of Farm Safety Stories, Journal of Applied Communications
- Liebman, Amy, An overview and impact assessment of OSHA large dairy local emphasis programs in New York and Wisconsin, American Journal of Industrial Medicine.
- Bendixsen, Casper, Farm First Aid – Preparing for Tough Situations, Progressive Dairyman.
2017
- Bendixen, Casper, Step one in farm safety: Recognize and record the hazards, Progressive Dairyman.
- P. C. Raynor, S. Engelman, D. Murphy, G. Ramachandran, J. B. Bender & B. H. Alexander. Effects of Gestation Pens Versus Stalls and Wet Versus Dry Feed on Air Contaminants in Swine Production, Journal of Agromedicine.
- Bendixen, Casper, Rural firefighters delivering agricultural safety and health, Progressive Dairyman.
- Bendixen, Casper, Use Farm MAPPER to assist, protect, prepare emergency responders, Progressive Dairyman.
- Samantha J, Zinc Resistance within Swine-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in the United States Is Associated with Multilocus Sequence Type Lineage, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Bendixsen, Casper, Sorting through the Spheres of Influence Using Modified Pile Sorting to Describe Who Influences Dairy Farmers’ Decision-Making About Safety, Journal of Agromedicine.
- VanWormer, JJ, Socio-environmental risk factors for medically-attended agricultural injuries in Wisconsin dairy farmers.
- Scheftel, J. M., Elchos, B. L., Rubin, C. S., & Decker, J. A. (2017). Review of hazards to female reproductive health in veterinary practice. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
- Uhlemann AC, Evolutionary dynamics and international spread via routes of human migration of pandemic methicillin-sensitive S. aureus ST398, American Society for Microbiology MBio.
- Marolf, A., How Agricultural Media Cover Safety Compared with Periodicals in Two Other Hazardous Industries. J Agric Saf Health.
2016
- Juárez-Carrillo, PM. Applying Learning Theory to Safety and Health Training for Hispanic Immigrant Dairy Workers, Health Promotion Practice.
- Thorbeck, Dewey, Architecture and Agriculture: A Rural Design Guide, Architecture and Agriculture: A Rural Design Guide.
- Reyes IA, Liebman AK, Juarez-Carrillo P, et al. Health and safety intervention for immigrant dairy farm workers utilizing culturally appropriate popular education approaches. OEM (Suppl 1). 2016;73
- B. H. Alexander, J. B. Bender, D. Kampa, M. C. Keifer, A. K. Liebman, C. Peterson, R. Rasmussen, L. Schiller, B. Schloesser & C. Sheridan. Growing Agricultural Education: Embracing Health and Safety, Journal of Agromedicine, 21:3, 298-300
- H. N. Fowler, S. M. Holzbauer, K. E. Smith, and J. M. Scheftel. Survey of occupational hazards in Minnesota veterinary practices in 2012. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2016 248:2, 207-218
- Daly, R. F. and Hill, N. T. Characterizing the Role of Animal Exposures in Cryptosporidiosis and Shiga Toxin‐producing Escherichia coli Infections: South Dakota, 2012. Zoonoses Public Health, 63: 467-476.
2015
- Evans, Heiberger publish farm safety study, University of Illinois Agricultural Communications Newsletter, December 2015.
- Sun J et al. Prevalence and characterization of Staphylococcus aureus in growing pigs in the USA.
- Hau SJ, et al (2015). Comparative prevalence of Immune Evasion Complex genes associated with β-Hemolysin converting bacteriophages in MRSA ST5 isolates from swine, swine facilities, humans with swine contact, and humans with no swine contact.
- Liebman, A. K., Juarez‐Carrillo, P. M., Reyes, I. A. and Keifer, M. C. Immigrant dairy workers’ perceptions of health and safety on the farm in America’s Heartland. Am. J. Ind. Med., 59: 227-235.
- Evans J and Heiberger S. Agricultural Media Coverage of Farm Safety: Review of the Literature. J Agromedicine. 2016;21(1):91-105
- Bryan Weichelt, Anita Alves Pena, Jeffrey Joyce & Matthew Keifer (2019) Economic Evaluation and Systematic Review of Publicly Available Workers’ Compensation Practice Details and Mod Rate Calculators Applied to Upper Midwest Agriculture, Journal of Agromedicine.
- M. J. Choi, M. Torremorell, J. B. Bender, K. Smith, D. Boxrud, J. R. Ertl, M. Yang, K. Suwannakarn, D. Her, J. Nguyen, T. M. Uyeki, M. Levine, S. Lindstrom, J. M. Katz, M. Jhung, S. Vetter, K. K. Wong, S. Sreevatsan, R. Lynfield; Live Animal Markets in Minnesota: A Potential Source for Emergence of Novel Influenza A Viruses and Interspecies Transmission, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 61, Issue 9, 1 November 2015, Pages 1355–1362.
- Evans, Jim and Heiberger, Scott. Fitting Farm Safety into Risk Communications Teaching, Research and Practice Journal of Applied Communications: Vol. 99: Iss. 3.
- Liljeberg K, Smith KE, Klumb C. Characterizing the Burden of Tickborne Disease in the Logging and Forestry Industries (Masters Thesis). 2015.
- K. E. Hamilton, J. Umber, A. Hultberg, C. Tong, M. Schermann, F. Diez-Gonzalez, and J. B. Bender.Validation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) on Minnesota Vegetable Farms. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. Feb 2015.
- N. U. Odo, P. C. Raynor, A. Beaudoin, R. Somrongthong, J. M. Scheftel, J. G. Donahue & J. B. Bender. Personal Protective Equipment Use and Handwashing Among Animal Farmers: A Multi-site Assessment, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 12:6, 363-368.
2014
- L. D. Nordgren, S. G. Gerberich, B. H. Alexander, T. R. Church, J. B. Bender, and A. D. Ryan, Evaluation of risk and protective factors for work-related bite injuries to veterinary technicians certified in Minnesota, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2014 245:4, 434-440.
- Swiggum R, Hourigan M, Bender J. A Pilot Study of Worker Safety Training and Injuries on Small to Medium Sized Dairies in Southeastern Minnesota. Abstract J. AgroMedicine, 2014.
- I. A. Reyes, N. Bellendorf, T. Meehan, R. Wenger, C. Kadolph, S. Halstead, A. Mahnke, B. Weichelt, W. Ray & M. Keifer. Facilitating Return to Work for Injured and Ill Animal Agriculture Workers, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 232.
- D. Murphy, S. Engelman, P. C. Raynor, G. Ramachandran & B. H. Alexander. Characterization of Air Contaminants Associated with Type of Swine Production Facilities, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 227-228.
- M.L. Buswell, M. Hourigan, A. Nault & J. Bender. Needlestick Injuries in Livestock Workers and Prevention Programs, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 206-207.
- M. Keifer, I. A. Reyes, A. K. Liebman & P. Juarez-Carrillo. The Use of Audience Response Systems Technology with Limited English Proficient, Low Literate and Vulnerable Populations, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 219-220.
- A. K. Liebman, P. Juárez-Carrillo, I. A. C. Reyes & M. C. Keifer. A Model Health and Safety Intervention for Hispanic Immigrants Working in the Dairy Industry, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 78-82.
- C. Klumb, S. Saunders & K. Smith. E. coli O157:H7 Surveillance in Agricultural Populations in Minnesota, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 221.
- M. C. Keifer, S. Sandberg, I. A. Reyes, S. C. Waring, B. H. Alexander & S. G. Gerberich. Surveillance of Disease and Injury in Wisconsin Dairy Farmers and Workers, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 218-219.
- A. Hultberg, M. Schermann & P. Yang. A Pilot Project to Develop Culturally and Linguistically-Appropriate Pesticide/Chemical Education Materials for Hmong Produce Growers, Journal of Agromedicine, 19:2, 214-215.
- Whitten, T. , Bender, J. B., Smith, K. , Leano, F. and Scheftel, J. Reptile‐Associated Salmonellosis in Minnesota, 1996–2011. Zoonoses Public Health, 62: 199-208.
- Sorge US, Cherry C, Bender JB. Perception of the importance of Human-Animal interactions on cattle flow and worker safety in Minnesota Dairy Farms, Journal of Dairy Science, Minnesota. May 16, 2014. M.L.
2013
- R. N. Cunningham, C. D. Simpson & M. C. Keifer. Hazards faced by informal recyclers in the squatter communities of Asunción, Paraguay, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 18:3, 181-187.
- NASPHV Compendium Committee (Smith KE), Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, November 1, 2013.
- Cho, S., Fossler, C. P., Diez-Gonzalez, F., Wells, S. J., Hedberg, C. W., Kaneene, J. B., Ruegg, P. L., Warnick, L. D., Bender, J. B. Herd-level risk factors associated with fecal shedding of Shiga toxin-encoding bacteria on dairy farms in Minnesota, USA. The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, 54(7), 693-7.
- Liebman, A. K., Wiggins, M. F., Fraser, C. , Levin, J. , Sidebottom, J. and Arcury, T. A. Occupational health policy and immigrant workers in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing sector. Am. J. Ind. Med., 56: 975-984.
- Frank, A. L., Liebman, A. K., Ryder, B. , Weir, M. and Arcury, T. A. Health care access and health care workforce for immigrant workers in the agriculture, forestry, and fisheries sector in the southeastern US. Am. J. Ind. Med., 56: 960-974.
- Fowler HN, Brown P, Rovira A, et al. Streptococcus suis Meningitis in Swine Worker, Minnesota, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2013;19(2):330-331.
2012
- Beaudoin, A. L., Kitikoon, P. , Schreiner, P. J., Singer, R. S., Sasipreeyajan, J. , Amonsin, A. , Gramer, M. R., Pakinsee, S. and Bender, J. B. Risk Factors for Exposure to Influenza A Viruses, Including Subtype H5 Viruses, in Thai Free‐Grazing Ducks. Transbound Emerg Dis, 61: 362-374.
- Harris LJ, Bender J, Bihn EA, Blessington T, Danyluk MD, Delaquis P, Goodridge L, Ibekwe AM, Ilic S, Kniel K, Lejeune JT, Schaffner DW, Stoeckel D, Suslow TV. A framework for developing research protocols for evaluation of microbial hazards and controls during production that pertain to the quality of agricultural water contacting fresh produce that may be consumed raw. J Food Prot.
- Gray GC, Bender JB, Bridges CB, et al. Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Virus among Healthy Show Pigs, United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2012;18(9):1519-1521.
- S. Heiberger. Lessons Learned From the Child Agricultural Labor Law Debate, Journal of Agromedicine, 17:4, 351-353.
- Werner E. Bischoff et al. The Quality of Drinking Water in North Carolina Farmworker Camps, American Journal of Public Health 102, no. 10 (October 1, 2012): pp. e49-e54.
- M. C. Keifer MD MPH & S. Heiberger BS. Looking for Lessons in the Child Agricultural Labor Law Dust-up, Journal of Agromedicine, 17:3, 261-263.
- S Heiberger, BH Alexander , JB Bender, M Keifer. New NIOSH-Funded Center Focuses on Safety and Health in Changing Agricultural Landscape, Migrant Clinicians Network Streamline, Volume 18, Issue 2 Summer 2012, pg 11.
- R. J. Treadwell & M. C. Keife. Research-–to-–Practice Transition of a Portable Cholinesterase Monitoring Kit: How Does It Affect the Work of Clinics? Washington State Journal of Public Health Practice, V5N1 June 2012.
- M. C. Keifer MD MPH. The Future Structure of Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention: First the Blueprint, Journal of Agromedicine, 17:2, 83-84.
- J. A. McLaurin MD MPH & A. K. Liebman MPA MA. Unique Agricultural Safety and Health Issues of Migrant and Immigrant Children, Journal of Agromedicine, 17:2, 186-196.
- B. C. Lee PhD, S. S. Gallagher MPH, A. K. Liebman MPA, MA, M. E. Miller RN, MN & B. Marlenga PhD. Developing the 2012 National Action Plan for Protecting Children in Agriculture, Journal of Agromedicine, 17:2, 88-93.
- Bender, JB., Schiffman, E., Hiber, L., Gerads, L., Olsen, K. Recovery of staphylococci from computer keyboards in a veterinary medical centre and the effect of routine cleaning, Veterinary Record 170, 414.
- Somrongthong, R. , Beaudoin, A. , Bender, J. , Sasipreeyajan, J. , Laosee, O. , Pakinsee, S. and Sitthi‐amorn, C. Use of Personal Protective Measures by Thai Households in Areas with Avian Influenza Outbreaks. Zoonoses and Public Health, 59: 339-346.
2011
- D. Garcia MA, J. Hopewell MPA MA, A. K. Liebman MPA MA & K. Mountain MBA MSN RN. The Migrant Clinicians Network: Connecting Practice to Need and Patients to Care, Journal of Agromedicine, 17:1, 5-14.
- K. P. Haran, S. M. Godden, D. Boxrud, S. Jawahir, J. B. Bender, S. Sreevatsan. Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus, Including Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Isolated from Bulk Tank Milk from Minnesota Dairy Farms. Journal of Clinical Microbiology Feb 2012, 50 (3) 688-695.
- Dressler, AE., Scheibel, RP., Wardyn, S., Harper, AL., Hanson, BM., Kroeger, JS., Diekema, DJ., Bender, JB., Gray, GC., Smith, TC. Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and molecular characterisation of Staphylococcus aureus in pigs at agricultural fairs in the USA. Veterinary Record 170, 495.
- Beaudoin, A. , Johnson, S. , Davies, P. , Bender, J. and Gramer, M. Characterization of Influenza A Outbreaks in Minnesota Swine Herds and Measures Taken to Reduce the Risk of Zoonotic Transmission. Zoonoses and Public Health, 59: 96-106.
- Yendell, S. J., Rubinoff, I. , Lauer, D. C., Bender, J. B. and Scheftel, J. M. Antibody Prevalence of Low‐Pathogenicity Avian Influenza and Evaluation of Management Practices in Minnesota Backyard Poultry Flocks. Zoonoses and Public Health, 59: 139-143.