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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 …

UMASH at 2016 WPHA – WALHDAB Annual Conference

UMASH participated in the 2016 Wisconsin Public Health Association – Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards (WPHA – WALHDAB) Annual Conference at Appleton, Wisconsin, May 24-26, 2016. Iris Reyes, MPH, Research Specialist with the National Farm Medicine Center and Research Specialist with the UMASH Project “Seguridad …

Jeff Bender and Carolyn Sheridan Teach Public Health Institute Course

Jeff Bender, DVM, MS DACVPM, UMASH Co-Director and Carolyn Sheridan, RN, BSN, Clinical Director, AgriSafe Network,  co-taught “Minimizing Transmission of Infectious Diseases During Outbreaks: Public Health Protection for You and Your Workforce” May 23-27, 2016 as part of the Public Health Institute.   This course included discussion on preventing …

SPOTLIGHT: 2015 UMASH Annual Forum – Partnerships Create Greater Impact

MAY 2016 Natalie Loots UMASH Evaluation Team Research Assistant, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Minnesota School of Public Health “If I hadn’t been sitting in the room then I would not have made that connection.” – Carolyn Sheridan, clinical director of the AgriSafe Network referring to her experience at the May …

2016 NORA Symposium Held May 4

The 2016 National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium was held Wednesday, May 4 at Mayo Memorial Auditorium at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. The symposium was co-sponsored by the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) and the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center (UMASH).  The featured …

SPOTLIGHT: “Stress Less” with Good Stockmanship and Reduce Worker Injuries

MAY 2016 Jeffrey B. Bender DVM Director/CAHFS, Veterinary Population Medicine, University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine Moving and handling 1400-pound animals is not a job for everyone – it is however, one that dairy farmers do every day. Across the Midwest large dairy cattle are moved to and from the parlor several times each day.  …

Jeff Bender Presents Needlestick Prevention Webinar

UMASH Center Co-Director, Dr. Jeff Bender, presented “Don’t Get Stuck! Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Agricultural Settings” as a noontime webinar hosted by the AgriSafe Network on Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Needlestick injuries in agriculture are common although not as recognized as those in human clinical settings. Farmers, ranchers, …