Perspectives and Concerns on Agricultural Safety among Community College Students
Victor A. Soupene, BS BA, University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety; Marsha L. Cheyney, MPH, University of Iowa, Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health; Kanika Arora, Ph D, University of Iowa, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety; Diane S. Rohlman, Ph D, University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety; T Renee Anthony, University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Victor Soupene is a Masters Candidate in the Agricultural Safety and Health Program at the University of Iowa. His main research work is in describing and understanding perceptions of agrichemicals.
Learning objective:
To identify health and safety concerns among community college students; and recognize the delivery methods of health and safety information
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Community Colleges are academic institutions that often prepare students in associate degree programs such as agricultural sciences. The program develops students for many professional careers in the industry of agriculture; however, many students have prior exposure to working in farming through personal experience. Through these experiences, each student has formulated their own viewpoints on safety and protection against common hazards in farming. Agriculture is a high-risk occupation and needs to have a safety program implemented. Unfortunately, there is a lack of information on concerns among young farmers. One portion of the college program is to enhance safety practices by supplying additional information on safety and health issues. Following the program, we wanted to understand what students’ perspectives were regarding safety issues and protection on the farm.
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