Western Agricultural Health and Safety: Research to Practice

CDC/NIOSH资助的西部农业健康与安全中心（WCAHS）的总体目标是改善西部农业中农民，农场工人和农场家庭成员的健康和安全。2003年，WCAHS在旧金山弗朗西斯科成功地主办了题为“农业健康和安全的挑战”的第一次半年一次的会议。2006年合作会议的主要目标将是解决农业健康和安全领域研究成果的使用问题，以及如何在实践中实施这些成果，使西部各州依赖农业的人口直接受益。拟议的会议将审查问题和挑战，并促进公开讨论实施战略和新方法，将研究成果应用于农业环境。通过讲座，讨论，海报会议和网络，与会者将制定解决方案，将农业健康和安全知识带入现场。我们预计，本次会议将通过确定共同点和合作解决方案，促进西部各州对农业健康和安全感兴趣的专业人士之间的进一步合作。会议的特定目标受众包括对农业健康和安全感兴趣的个人，包括来自教育机构，政府监管机构，医疗保健提供者和/或设施，社区组织和行业团体的代表。我们预计将有大约150人出席，主要来自西部各州，如加州、亚利桑那、内华达州、夏威夷、爱达荷州、华盛顿和俄勒冈州。会议将于2006年9月20日星期三下午开始，提前登记，海报设置和与会者的社会/混合器。2006年9月21日和22日星期四和星期五上午，将开始由中心主任和州和地方机构代表领导的圆桌早餐讨论。主题将包括但不限于农场伤害，精神疾病/抑郁症，呼吸系统疾病，传染病，有机/可持续农业和大型奶牛场。星期六上午将提供一个可选的农业之旅，前往萨利纳斯农业区。在乘坐巴士期间，加州大学合作推广顾问将从农业健康和安全的角度提供有关周边地区的信息。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the CDC/NIOSH funded Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) is to improve the health and safety of farmers, farmworkers and farm family members in western agriculture. In 2003 WCAHS successfully hosted its first biannual meeting in San Francisco under the title 'Challenges in Agricultural health and Safety'. The primary objective of the 2006 collaborative conference will be to address the use of research outcomes in the field of agricultural health and safety, and how they can be implemented in practice to directly benefit agriculturally dependent populations in the Western states. The proposed conference will examine issues and challenges and foster open discussion of implementation strategies and new approaches to taking research results to practice in an agricultural setting. Through lectures, discussions, poster sessions, and networking, the participants will develop solutions for taking agricultural health and safety knowledge into the field. We anticipate that this conference will stimulate further collaboration among professionals with an interest in agricultural health and safety in the western states by identifying commonalities and cooperative solutions. The conference's specific target audience includes individuals with a professional interest in agricultural health and safety, including representatives from educational institutions, government regulatory agencies, health care providers and/or facilities, community organizations, and industry groups. We expect an attendance of approximately 150 people, with a dominant attendance from the Western states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. The conference will begin on Wednesday afternoon September 20, 2006 with early registration, poster setup and a social/mixer for participants. Thursday and Friday morning September 21 and 22, 2006, will begin with roundtable breakfast discussions lead by the Centers' directors and representatives from state and local agencies. Topics will include, but are not limited to, farm injury, mental illness/depression, respiratory illness, infectious diseases, organic/sustainable farming, and large dairies. An optional agricultural tour through to the Salinas agricultural area will be provided on Saturday morning. During the bus ride, UC Cooperative Extension Advisors will provide information about the surrounding area from an agricultural health and safety perspective.