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UMASH at the 2016 Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Conference

UMASH and Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) researcher, Carrie Klumb, presented Zoonotic Disease Surveillance Among Agricultural Workers and Their Families, Minnesota, 2012-2014 on June 20, 2016 to attendees at the 2016 CSTE conference. Presentation and Slides UMASH co-authors, Joni Scheftel and Kirk Smith, also presented on other topics at the conference.

UMASH Researchers at 2016 ISASH Conference

UMASH researchers presented and engaged with other ag safety professionals at the 2016 ISASH conference in Lexington KY June 26-29, 2016. Megan Roberts, 2014 UMASH pilot project grantee from South Central College, presented the findings of her project “Safety and Health Curriculum Development and Training for Minnesota Agricultural Educators” …

New Tractor Safety Program in Minnesota

The Minnesota legislature approved funding for a tractor safety program to help Minnesota farmers add rollover protection to older tractors.  Under this program, Minnesota will now have the nation’s best-funded tractor safety plan. Tractor accidents were the number one cause of death, accounting for more than 1,700 fatalities among U.S. farmworkers …

Zika Virus Resources

The Zika virus is a real threat to agricultural workers in some parts of the country. To help combat the spread and minimize the threat caused by this virus, OSHA and NIOSH collaborated to create a Zika Virus Fact Sheet. This new fact sheet provides interim guidance to employers and workers with information and directions on preventing occupational …