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January 9, 2025
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Keep children safe in agriculture: register now for Jan. 17 virtual meeting
Don’t face safety and health challenges alone. Join the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network in kicking off its 25th year with a virtual meeting at 10 a.m. (Central Time) on Friday, Jan. 17. This coalition of nearly 250 individuals and organizations is dedicated to children and youth growing up safely on farms and ranches. The network includes farm parents, youth-serving organizations, groups representing underserved populations and agribusiness leaders.
There is no fee to register for the meeting, nor to join the Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) and utilize its online community. The Childhood Agricultural Safety Network (CASN) was established in 2000 and is facilitated by the National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Safety and Health, one of 12 agricultural safety and health centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
“The whole idea behind the CASN group is to enhance communication between people and organizations interested in child safety and health,” said Andrea Swenson, Ph.D., director, National Children’s Center, part of the National Farm Medicine Center and Marshfield Clinic Research Institute. “If we all work together, we can do more than any of us can individually.”
Request to join the CASN Online Community where you can discuss child ag injury incidents, ask questions, chat, and share resources, events, news and announcements. The community offers evidence-based child agriculture safety strategies, health expertise and collaboration.
For more information contact Cassey Peltier, peltier.cassandra@marshfieldresearch.org
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