Ag Challenges 2003

Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

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Challenges in Agricultural Health & Safety

September 7-9, 2003
Crowne Plaza Union Square
San Francisco, CA

Presenter	Title
	Introduction and Overview
Marc Schenker	Introduction
Richard Fenske	Overview
Stephen Olenchock	Relevance of NIOSH and Ag Health
Norma Martinez-Rubin	Mexico and US Collaborations for Improving Farm Worker Health
	Respiratory Disease in Western Agriculture
Robert Harrison	Epidemiology of Agricultural Disease in California
Jane Koenig	Asthma and Other Airway Diseases in Western Agriculture
Marc Schenker	Interstitial Disease from Agricultural Dusts
Randal Southard	Agricultural Dust: What is it, Where does it come from, How can it be reduced?
Kent Pinkerton	Agricultural Impact on Environmental Dust Levels and Respiratory Disease
Kiyoung Lee	Personal Protection Against Respiratory Hazards
	Farm Families and Life-Cycle Health Issues
Pamela Elkind	Farm Women as the Health Decision Maker
Steven Neufeld	Farm Parents Decisions about Childrens Farm Tasks
Barbara Lee	Dealing with “Safe” Play Issues in Agricultural Settings
Maria Hernandez Peck	The Aging Farmer: Issues for Western Agriculture
	Minority and Farm Worker Health Issues
Patricia Boiko	Mental Health and Disabilities Among Farm Worker Populations
Kathy Pitts	Challenges with Maintaining and Sustaining a Health Education and Communication Tool
Matthew Kiefer	New Research on Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure Among Agricultural Workers
Rick Mines	Farm Worker Health Issues in a Binational Context
	Agricultural Injuries and Ergonomics
Fadi Fathallah	Ergonomics in agriculture
Peter Johnson	Measuring Postural and Vibrational Exposures During Agricultural Work
John Miles	Feasibility of Interventions in Agriculture
Steven McCurdy	Epidemiologic Perspective of Agricultural Injuries
	Policy & Regulation in Agriculture
Daniel Sumner	Effects of Agricultural Economic Policy on Farmer and Farm Worker Health and Safety
Richard Fenske	Impact of the Federal Worker Protection Standard on Pesticide Illnesses and Injuries
Dan Hair	Health and Safety Issues in Agriculture – Insurance Perspective
Paul Leigh	Costs of Agricultural Injuries
	Directions to Improve Health and Safety - Enforcement, Engineering, and Education
William Krycia	Preventing Traumatic Deaths in Agriculture Through Regulation and Enforcement
Robert Spear	Improving Health and Safety by Environmental and Engineering Approaches
Don Villarejo	What Role does Education have in Improving the Health of Farm Workers

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