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SPOTLIGHT: Building capacity for respiratory health

The University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension’s Pesticide Safety and Environmental Education team is hosting a series of free, hands-on respirator fit testing workshops for farmers and health and safety professionals who would like to be trained to offer fit testing services across the state. …

SPOTLIGHT: New and Improved Farm Safety Check

We’ve performed a quality review on all of our checklists to update links and resources, and created a new two-page fillable pdf with additional space for custom lists and recommended resources. …

SPOTLIGHT: Farming in Tough Times

UMASH collaborator Emily Wilmes talks about stress in farm country though collaborations and workshops like Farming in Tough Times. …

SPOTLIGHT: Cultivating Resiliency for Women in Agriculture

A new interactive online series is setting out to help women in agriculture cultivate resiliency by focusing on what they can control in these challenging times and connect them with resources and information that can help them weather stress. …

SPOTLIGHT: Stress & Mental Health

NOVEMBER 2018 When extreme stress manifests as a breaking point, like suicide, agricultural communities face unimaginable tragedy and loss. Stress, depression, and suicide are on the mind of agricultural communities, where economic, social, and environmental forces challenge the health and safety of farmers, agricultural workers and their families. …

SPOTLIGHT: Thoughts & Weeds

Monica Kramer McConkey offers a unique perspective on controlling negative thoughts just as we need to control weeds in the field. …

SPOTLIGHT: One Health – Connections that Matter

What is One Health? Who uses it? Why is it important? Further understanding the links between people, animals, and the environment has allowed us to address the education and outreach needs and opportunities within local communities and organizations. …

SPOTLIGHT: Save Your Breath

This spotlight discusses dust exposures and the proper use of one type of respirator, also known as a dust mask. …