The theme for this year’s National Farm Safety and Health Week is “Shift Farm Safety into High Gear.”
There will be a series of daily webinars during the week that can be reached at www.necasag.org. Topics, presenters, and times are as follows:
Monday, September 16
- Understanding the Tractor Factor @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
Presenter: Aaron Yoder, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Purdue Graduate) - Ergonomic Safety for Farm Women @ 2:00 – 3:00 pm CDT
Presenter: Charlotte Halverson, RN, BSN, COHN-S, Clinical Director, AgriSafe Network
Tuesday, September 17
- A Research Update from the Agricultural Health Study: Recent Findings, Current Work, and Future Plans @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
Presenter: Christine G. Parks, MSPH, PhD, Staff Scientist, Epidemiology Branch National Institute of Environmental Health Studies
- Safety Sensitivity of Opioid Use in High Hazardous Industries Such as Agriculture @ 2:00 – 3:00 pm CDT
Presenters: Heather Lyons-Burney, Pharm.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, UMKS School of Pharmacy at MSU; Ann Marie Butler Kemp, MD, Professor and Associate Director Family Medicine Residency Program Associate Professor Clinical Pharmacy, USCIS Civil Surgeon, University of Mississippi Medical Center; and Charlotte Halverson, RN, COHN-S, Clinical Director AgriSafe Network
Wednesday, September 18
- Safeguarding Children and Youth who Live, Work and Play on Farms and Ranches @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
Presenter: Melissa Ploeckelman, Outreach Specialist, National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety - Exploring the Invest in Your Health Trainer Exchange @ 2:00 – 3:00 pm CDT
Presenter – Natalie Roy, MPH, Executive Director, AgriSafe Network
Thursday, September 19
- Hazard Communication Standards @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
Presenter: Dan Neenan, MBA, Paramedic, Director, National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
Friday, September 20
- Reducing the Risk of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes for Perinatal Illness for Female Ag Producers @ 12:00 – 1:00 pm CDT
Presenter – Knesha Rose-Davison, MPH, Communications Director, AgriSafe Network