The Economics of Prevention and CROPS pilot studies continue to make an impact on regional ag education!
Learn more at the annual convention of the National Association of Agricultural Educators, Dec 3-7, 2013.
Recent publications:
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Browning SR, Westneat SC, Sanderson W, Reed DB. Cattle-related injuries and farm management practices on Kentucky beef cattle farms. J Agric Saf Health. 2013;19(1):37-49.
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Cole HP, Westneat SC. Preventing farm-related injuries: The example of tractor overturns. Chapter 17 in Crosby R. (Ed). Rural populations and health. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass, 2012 Sep.
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Cole HP. Workplace injury and illness, safety engineering, economics and social capital. Chapter 13 in Gatchel Robert J., Izebela Z (Eds.). Handbook of Occupational Health and Wellness. New York: Springer, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4614-4838-9
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McCallum DM, Murphy S, Reed DB, Claunch DT, Reynolds SJ. What we know about the effectiveness of farm safety day programs and what we need to know. J Rural Health. 2013 Winter;29(1):20-9.
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Reed DB, Rayens MK, Conley CK, Westneat S, Adkins SM. Farm elders define health as the ability to work. Workplace Health Saf. 2012 Aug;60(8):345-51. PMID: 22823476
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Swanberg JE, Clouser JM, Westneat S. Work organization and occupational health: perspectives from Latinos employed on crop and horse breeding farms. Am J Ind Med. 2012 Aug;55(8):714-28. PMID: 22203636
Available online: The Kentucky ROPS Guide
To protect unguarded tractors with lifesaving roll bars (ROPS), farmers and technicians can easily determine ROPS retrofit availability by tractor make and model: http://www.ca.uky.edu/rops