National Childrens Cntr for rual & Ag Health & Safety

描述(申请人提供)：本中心以2001年预防儿童农业伤害高峰会议的最新行动计划为指导框架，主题是建立伙伴关系，以保护我国农场和牧场中的工作儿童和玩耍儿童。通过公共-私营部门合作伙伴，我们将开展推广、预防、教育和研究项目，反映美国农业的地理、种族和文化多样性。特别关注讲西班牙语的移民和移民农场工人儿童。 芭芭拉·李博士是该中心的主任和行政核心负责人。由10名成员组成的外部咨询小组和7名内部顾问将指导战略、应用可行性资金、召开利益攸关方会议并跟踪进展情况。除了我们的外部顾问和核心团队外，另有18人同意参与各种项目，这个数字可能会增加。外联核心由公共卫生部长克里斯蒂安·汉纳领导，由三个项目组成，这些项目使用沟通战略、国家组织之间的正式网络和协商一致的团队，就八个不同的主题提出“最佳做法”建议。干预核心由Mark Purschwitz博士指导，包括一个针对青少年农场工人雇主的示范项目；以及对“世代安全农民”干预措施的评估。史蒂文·柯克霍恩医学博士领导着由四个正式项目和几个“联合赞助”的专业培训活动组成的教育核心项目--两个项目面向讲西班牙语的农场工人，一个项目提供NASD的升级，第四个项目通过与记者的浸入式过程来增加和改善媒体对儿童和农业的报道。由芭芭拉·马兰娜博士领导的研究核心将对一项限制青年拖拉机在公共道路上作业的州法律的评估进行试点测试。 我们提议的活动将产生可衡量和切实的结果。我们有良好的记录，并坚定不移地致力于成功实现预防儿童农业伤害的国家目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): With the updated action plan from the 2001 Summit on Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention as the guiding framework, our Center's theme is Building Partnerships to Protect Children at Work and Children at Play on our Nation's Farms and Ranches. Through public-private sector partners, we will conduct outreach, prevention, education, and research projects that reflect geographic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of American agriculture. Special attention is given to Spanish-speaking migrant and immigrant farm worker children. Barbara Lee, PhD serves as the Center's Director and leader of the Administrative Core. A 10-member External Advisory group and seven Internal Advisors will guide strategies, apply feasibility funds, convene stakeholder meetings, and track progress. In addition to our external advisors and our core team, another 18 individuals have agreed to work on various projects and this number may grow. The Outreach Core, led by Christian Hanna, MPH, consists of three projects that use communication strategies, formal networking among national organizations, and consensus teams to generate "best practices" recommendations on eight different topics. The Intervention Core, directed by Mark Purschwitz, PhD, includes a demonstration project with employers of adolescent farm workers; and an evaluation of "Generations of Safe Farmers" intervention. Steven Kirkhorn, MD, leads the Education Core, consisting of four formal projects and several "joint-sponsored" professional training activities -- two projects address Spanish-speaking farm workers, one offers upgrades to the NASD, and the fourth uses an immersion process with journalists to increase and improve media coverage on children and agriculture. The Research Core, led by Barbara Marlenga, PhD, will pilot test an evaluation of a state law restricting youth tractor operations on public roads. Our proposed activities will yield measurable and tangible outcomes. We have a strong track record and unwavering commitment to successfully address national objectives for childhood agricultural injury prevention.