Since 1981 the National Farm Medicine Center has researched and developed many health and safety resources.
Adult Health & Safety is a repository of resources such as Harvesting Health, a series of hand outs with prevention information; Operation Hat Check, a prevention initiative to reduce sun-related damage; and Ergonomics of Back Pain in Farmers, which can help determine back-to-work recommendations for farmers with injuries.
Childhood Health & Safety is a link to the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety website containing information, resources and research devoted to keeping children safe while engaged in work or while playing.
Cultivate is the newsletter of the National Farm Medicine Center, published to disseminate rural health and safety information, research and Center activities to stakeholders.
Farm Mapping to Assist, Protect and Prepare Emergency Responders (Farm MAPPER) is a feasibility project that explores using Quick Response tags (QR codes) to provide emergency responders onsite information about hazards and physical layouts of agricultural operations.
Idaho Partnership for Hispanic Health (IPHH) is a collaboration focused on improving the health of Hispanics in Southwest Idaho. Partners in this collaboration include Mountain States Group, Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs, and Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation.
Lyme Disease has a new set of printed resources about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
Mobile App Evaluation contains a mobile application evaluation rubric and calculator to be used to guide the content, technical performance, usability, information delivery and value of apps for use in the agricultural health and safety field to benefit farming populations and strengthen partnerships with farm families, insurance companies, agricultural lenders, commodity groups and community based organizations.
Pesticide Health Effects Medical Education Database is a diverse collection of materials useful in the training of physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners. Designed to provide clinical insight into the health effects of pesticides, the core content is focused on case-based trainings covering modern day environmental health hazards, exposure scenarios, signs and symptoms, and directives for treatment of exposed populations.
Publications authored by National Farm Medicine Center staff.
Reports is a list of resources such as the National Action Plan, Agritourism Health and Safety Guidelines for Children, Personal Circumstances, Concerns and Needs of Women on Wisconsin Dairy Farms and WI Farm Related Fatalities 1996-2005.
Roll Over Protection Structures Guide is a tool to find rollover protective structures (ROPS) for tractors.
Roll Over Protection Structures (ROPS) Rebate Program is a program offering rebates to retrofit older tractors that do not have an operator compartment structure intended to protect farmers from injuries from overturns or rollovers. This project is funded by the local Marshfield WI, Auction of Champions.
Seguridad en las Lecherias is an immigrant dairy worker training that provides FREE, on-the-farm, safety and health training for your workers in Spanish and in English.
Tractor Simulator Study is a pilot study to investigate the cognitive development skills necessary for safe youth tractor operations. The study will be conducted using the National Advanced Driving Simulator.
Year in Review is an annual summary of the National Farm Medicine Center’s activities.