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6/7/2007 — Come See Us! by Sharon Scofield
	Empire Farm Days – August 7-9, 2007 – Seneca Falls, NY NYCAMH staff and multiple safety and health organizations will be presenting in the Safety & Health Center at the corner of East Pencil Pusher Avenue & Sunrise Boulevard Free Skin Cancer Screenings Farm Safe Play Area Demonstrations ROPS (Rollover Protective Structure) Rebate Info PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Info & Sales Farm Emergency Response Rural Environmental Health Railroad Safety Mold Testing & Consultation Migrant Health Services Workplace Safety Issues Hearing Screenings Motor Carrier Safety Hazardous Materials First Aid & CPR NYCAMH will also be helping to give youth and adults tips to identify common farm hazards in the *NY Farm Bureau Family Center on East Potato Digger Avenue* Central New York Farm Progress Show – September 12-13, 2007 – Mohawk, NY ROPS (Rollover Protective Structure) Rebate Info PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Info & Sales On-farm Safety Survey & Training Services For more information contact Sharon Scofield, Education/Outreach at 1-800-343-7527 extension 236.… Read more.
6/7/2007 — Listening To The Farm Community Is Our Top Priority! by Earle-Richardson Giulia
	At NYCAMH, we take every opportunity to speak with, and more importantly, listen to, farmers, farm families and farm workers. Some of the ways we do this is by conducting telephone surveys, focus groups and key informant interviews.… Read more.
6/5/2007 — NYCAMH Enters Its Fourth Year Of On-Farm Safety Surveys And Training by Jim Carrabba
	For the fourth year in a row, NYCAMH has been awarded funding to provide farm safety surveys and on-farm safety training sessions to agricultural operations anywhere in New York State. This service is made possible by a grant from the New York State Department of Labor Hazard Abatement Board.… Read more.
6/5/2007 — NYS ROPS Retrofit Update by Julie Sorensen
	The New York Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) Retrofit Rebate Program has distributed close to $200,000 in rebate funding for farmers to retrofit unprotected tractors. Overturns are the most frequent cause of fatalities in the farming community and roughly half of the tractors in New York lack these safety devices.… Read more.
4/13/2007 — Advisory Board Members Retire by Giulia Earle-Richardson
	Here at NYCAMH we depend on our Advisory Board for insight into the farming community. Over the years many people have served on our board.… Read more.
4/13/2007 — Too Tired to be Safe? by Trish Westenbroek
	How would you like to be 15% more productive on the farm with minimal investment? It could be as simple as taking a few breaks in the height of the season.… Read more.
4/13/2007 — Free Skin Cancer Screenings Coming This Summer by Arleen Clark
	According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, skin cancer is now the most common form of cancer in the United States. More than one million cases of skin cancers occur annually in the U.… Read more.
1/5/2007 — Results of On-Farm Safety Surveys and Training by Jim Carrabba
	From August 1, 2004 until August 31, 2006 NYCAMH, with the support of the Department of Labor, conducted safety surveys and on-farm trainings. During this period there were 125 on-farm surveys completed, and 196 on-farm trainings conducted with 1,766 people trained during these sessions.… Read more.
1/5/2007 — Breathe Easy This Winter by Amanda Jones
	Cold weather may mean spending more time in barns with limited ventilation and uncapping upright silos. This can create conditions that put farmers at increased risk for Organic Dust Toxicity Syndrome (ODTS), a flu-like illness often with high fever that occurs when bacteria and mold spores get deposited in the lungs.… Read more.
1/5/2007 — Health Screenings for Volunteer Firefighters and EMS by Diana Gaetano
	Firefighters and emergency medical services personnel (EMS) are among occupational groups at particular risk for death and disability as a result of sustaining an on-duty cardiovascular disease event. One hundred and fifteen firefighters died while on duty in 2005 in the United States.… Read more.
1/5/2007 — Upcoming Events in 2007 by Barbara Kersman
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11/27/2006 — A Partnership to Save Lives – Rollover Protection Rebate Program Launched for New York Farmers by Julie Sorensen
	Syracuse, NY, November 21st – On November 21st, New York legislators and key farming organizations will unite to tackle one of the most common causes of death in the farming community…tractor rollovers. Every year in New York state farmers are crushed to death when the tractor they are operating overturns.… Read more.
10/11/2006 — Flu Season is Coming – Get Your Shot! by Arleen Clark
	The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause high fever, headache, sore throat, cough, muscle aches and extreme tiredness.… Read more.
10/11/2006 — Visit NYCAMH in Pennsylvania by Arleen Clark
	Visit NYCAMH at the 2007 Keystone Farm Show, January 9-11th in York, PA. We will be selling personal protective equipment & giving away prizes for “Playing It Safe “ with us!… Read more.
10/11/2006 — Reducing Musculoskeletal Injuries by Lynae Hawkes
	An estimated 8,000 migrant and seasonal farmworkers return to Washington County, Maine each year to participate in an intense three to four week blueberry harvest. Harvesting wild blueberries, like numerous other commodities, requires stooped labor, often causing severe muscle strain.… Read more.
10/11/2006 — NYCAMH Receives Funding by Dr. John May & Sue Ackerman
	Despite strong national competition, NYCAMH has received a five-year grant from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Securing this funding means that NYCAMH will continue as the Northeast Center (NEC) – a health and safety resource for the agricultural community from Maine to West Virginia.… Read more.
10/11/2006 — Receive up to 70% of the Cost to Retro-fit Your Tractor! by Julie Sorenson
	Here’s a troubling farm statistic familiar to many: tractors are the leading cause of farm deaths, with most of these due to tractor overturns. This is not surprising when considering the hilly terrain, older equipment and high volume of agricultural traffic on our NY roadways.… Read more.
3/24/2006 — NIOSH AWARDS FUNDING TO AG RESEARCH CENTERS FOR INITIATIVE TO REDUCE TRACTOR DEATHS, INJURIES
	The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has awarded $504,000 to a consortium of university-based agricultural safety and health research centers across the U.S.… Read more.
3/23/2006 — NYCAMH and Cornell Researchers Team to Address Tractor Fatalities by John May
	Researchers at NYCAMH will be working closely with Eric Hallman, MS, director of the Cornell Agricultural Health & Safety Program in the coming year to seek solutions to the problem of tractor overturns. Statistics collected by the Department of Health show that farmers in New York continue to be at high risk of fatal and serious injuries on the job.… Read more.
3/23/2006 — Lighting & Marking for Agricultural Machinery by Jim Carrabba
	A major safety problem for many agricultural producers is travel over the road with tractors and equipment. Farmers should inspect their equipment to ensure that it is meeting the New York state regulations for lighting and marking.… Read more.
3/23/2006 — The Rural Partners Healthy Heart Program by Christine Mason
	HealthWorks Occupational Health Services is located at NYCAMH, and is committed to enhancing rural occupational health through a number of programs. Part of this mission is the Rural Partners Healthy Heart Program.… Read more.
3/23/2006 — Get ready for spring with FREE Safety Materials for your farm, orchard or greenhouse! by Amanda Jones
	Download Safety Materials, on most of the topics listed in the above article, to post in your facility and hand out to your workers. Most materials are available in English and Spanish while limited materials are available in Haitian Creole.… Read more.
3/23/2006 — Services for Migrant and Seasonal Workers in New York State by Sharon Scofield
	On-farm safety trainings in Spanish – Take advantage of on-farm safety training for your employees at no cost. Training areas include: · Mechanical – tractors, equipment, ladders, skidsteers and forklifts · Environment – weather, heat, sun and worker protection standards (WPS) · Diseases – Poison Ivy, Lyme Disease, and West Nile Virus · Personal Protection – feet, eyes, lifting, and personal hygiene Spanish language material –Materials are available in Spanish on most of the topics listed above.… Read more.
1/20/2006 — NYCAMH Farm Youth Safety Opportunities by Sharon Scofield
	1. Are you looking for interactive farm safety training material for your 4-H, Agricultural Class or FFA group?… Read more.
1/20/2006 — Winter Health Problems & Farming by Arleen H. Clark
	Excessive dust and poor ventilation in the barn can be problematic during the winter. Upper airways (bronchi) can become inflamed if enough dust is inhaled, and this inflammation can lead to a variety of breathing problems.… Read more.
1/20/2006 — Migrant Farmworker Healthcare Survey Project by Melissa Brower
	The 2005 harvest season proved to be a great success for the Migrant Farmworker Healthcare Utilization Study. Through personal interviews with farmworkers, this project aims to collect information about occupational injuries and illnesses, as well as farmworkers’ knowledge of available health care resources.… Read more.
10/15/2005 — Health Insurance Options by Patrick O'Hara
	Considering the high cost of health insurance, it pays to act as a smart consumer and shop the options. State insurance programs such as Family Health Plus (FHP), Child Health Plus (CHP) and Healthy NY might be an option.… Read more.
10/15/2005 — Preventing Manure Lagoon Discharges by Jim Carrabba
	The recent manure spill that occurred on a New York dairy farm has brought the construction of manure storage systems to the forefront of the agricultural media. In this unfortunate incident, millions of gallons of liquid manure spilled into the Black River when an earthen manure lagoon broke open.… Read more.
10/15/2005 — A Fresh Approach to Farmworker Health & Safety by Lynae Hawkes
	The Community Collaboration for Farmworker Health and Safety project has involved farm owners and farmworkers in every stage of the project design. Specifically, working with the local migrant health center in Orange County, NY, NYCAMH researchers brought farmworkers and farm owners together to identify work-related health or safety problems that affect migrant and seasonal farmworkers.… Read more.
7/15/2005 — Be Safe With Your Tractors and Machinery This Summer by Jim Carrabba
	The busy summer season and harvest times are when the most tractor and machinery fatalities and injuries occur. The most common type of incidents are tractor overturns, runovers, PTO & machinery entanglements, and roadway mishaps.… Read more.
7/15/2005 — Facing Hospitalization Without Insurance by Patrick O'Hara
	I was recently called over to Bassett Hospital to assist a farmer who was admitted to the inpatient medical unit. As with any hospitalization, medical bills accumulated quickly, and the farmer was without health care coverage.… Read more.
7/7/2005 — On-Farm Safety Surveys and On-Farm Safety Trainings Are Now Available by Jim Carrabba
	The New York State Department of Labor Hazard Abatement Board has awarded the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health (NYCAMH) grant funding for on-farm safety surveys and on-farm safety training sessions. The farm safety surveys and on-farm safety training sessions are available to any type of production agriculture business such as orchards, greenhouses, vegetable, dairy and livestock farms.… Read more.
4/15/2005 — On-Farm Safety Trainings by Carrabba Jim
	The New York State Department of Labor Hazard Abatement Board awarded NYCAMH funding for on-farm safety surveys and trainings. These surveys are offered free of cost to all farms including those employing migrant or seasonal workers.… Read more.
4/15/2005 — Spring Fever by Glenice Branigan & Barbara Kersman
	With the new year, farmers start planning for all the new beginnings. Anticipation of getting on the land creates renewed excitement at being able to grow plentiful, healthy crops.… Read more.
4/15/2005 — Orchard Ergonomics by Christine Mason
	We would like to thank the growers and farmworkers who helped to make the latest round of field-testing a huge success. During the 2004 apple harvest season, the research team visited five orchards across the state, 19 trips in all!… Read more.
6/28/2004 — 6/24/2004 – NIOSH Agricultural Centers announce Tractor Safety Initiative.
	At the recent combined Ag Centers and National Institute for Farm Safety meeting in Colorado, the center directors unveiled a document outlining their view of a national tractor safety initiative. The document (available for review at http://depts.… Read more.
5/14/2004 — IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM NEW YORK FARM BUREAU by John Lincoln
	IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM NEW YORK FARM BUREAU The State Department of Labor has contacted New York Farm Bureau to alert our members that they plan a series of state wide inspections - targeted to hit some of the state's over 7,000 dairy farms - for compliance with the state labor laws governing farm employees. Start date is within the next two weeks, to finish up by August.… Read more.
11/17/2003 — NYCAMH-Northeast Center staff recently presented papers and posters at two conferences, one here in New York State, and one in Sascatchewan, Canada. by Giulia Earle-Richardson
	In Tarrytown, NY, research staff involved with migrant farmworker health recently attended the 2003 East Coast Migrant Stream Forum: "Generaciones: Building a Healthy Future for all Generations." Christine Mason presented "The Orchard Ergonomics Pilot Study: Working Together to Develop Equipment Aimed at Reducing Back and Shoulder Strain.… Read more.