Authors
Frank-AL; McKnight-R; Kirkhorn-SR; Gunderson-P
Source
Annu Rev Public Health 2004 Apr; 25:225-245
Abstract
Agricultural work is the most prevalent type of employment in the world. In the United States only a few are engaged in creating food and fiber for many. Agriculture includes farming, ranching, fishing, and forestry, and together they carry significant risk for the development of injury or illness. There are numerous special population issues related to agriculture. Farmers are old and growing older, many workers are children, and migrant and seasonal help, often foreign born, make up a large percentage of the workforce. It has been only relatively recently that concerns of agricultural safety and health have become a major research focus in the United States.
Keywords
Agriculture; Injuries; Farmers; Health-care; Health-hazards; Worker-health; Workers; Age-factors; Age-groups; Agricultural-workers; Safety-measures
Contact
Environmental and Occupational Health, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
alf13@drexel.edu
Funding Type
Cooperative Agreement; Agriculture
Identifying No.
Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U50-CCU-514436
Source Name
Annual Review of Public Health
Performing Organization
Marshfield Medical Research & Education Foundation, Marshfield, Wisconsin