There is great value in having a “National Action Plan” developed via broad consensus, with priorities for public- and private-sector funding and activities. The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety directed the development of the first National Action Plan, prompting U.S. Congressional action to appropriate funding to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) that was earmarked for children and agricultural safety. The 1996 National Action Plan (NAP) has been updated twice through a consensus-driven process. Over the years, NIOSH requests for applications on childhood agricultural safety have referred researchers to address priorities noted in action plans. The plans have also influenced private sector funding to not-for-profit organizations. The last iteration of a NAP was released in 2012.
Supporting Documents:
- In Pursuit of a 2020 Vision: Evaluation Findings of the National Initiative for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention (Read More)
- Developing the 2012 National Action Plan for Protecting Children in Agriculture (abstract) (Read More)
- Needs assessment survey for enhancing United States child agricultural injury prevention (abstract) (Read More)
2025 National Action Plan Development Project
Goal: Update the “2012 Blueprint” with a 2025 National Action Plan (NAP) for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention.
Specific Aims:
- Identify the use and applications of our previous NAP.
- Assess the progress to date of the 2012 NAP recommendations.
- Identify current trends in developing, designing, implementing and assessing plans.
- Update the NAP.
- Develop and implement a dissemination plan for the NAP.
- Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the NAP.
Status (as of May 1, 2024):
The team leading development of the updated 2025 NAP for protecting children in agriculture made significant progress over the past year, including the hosting of a 1.5-day in-person meeting in Marshfield, Wis. The team includes members of the National Children’s Center and key external advisors. The team hosted a series of five in-person and virtual think tanks in 2023, collecting stakeholder input and priorities on an array of youth agricultural safety and health-related topic areas. Similar to the development of the 2012 plan, additional input on drafts of the full document will be sought from stakeholders around the country, and the team is expecting to publish the NAP in late 2024.
National Action Plan Core Team:
Bryan Weichelt
Barb Lee
Andrea Swenson
Marsha Salzwedel
Amy Liebman
Dennis Murphy
Photo from 2023 National Action Plan In-person Meeting with Advisors 2024, Marshfield, WI.
Sitting Left to Right: Amy Liebman, KC Elliot, Jennifer Lincoln, Casper Bendixsen, Barbara Lee
Standing Left to Right: Bryan Weichelt, Richard Burke, Andrea Swenson, Marsha Salzwedel, Dennis Murphy