AgriSafe Community

This year's National Farm Safety and Health Week will be held September 17-23. Each day (Monday – Friday) during NFSHW, AgriSafe will host two webinars (one at 11 AM CT and the other at 1 PM CT). This year's webinars were selected through a competitive abstract submission and review process. Below is a sneak peek of our scheduled webinar line-up.

Monday, September 18, 2023 - Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT: ATV Safety
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT: Chainsaw Safety

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - Health and Wellness

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT: Preventing the Spread of Infectious Disease on Farms, Ranches, and Ag Workplaces
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT: Emerging, Re-emerging, and Long-standing Infectious Disease in Agricultural Workers and Cost-Effective Measures for Prevention

Wednesday, September 20, 2023 - Priority Populations

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT: Cardiovascular Health in Farm Workers with a Concentration on Females
•  1 PM - 2 PM CDT: Strategies to Increase Access to Mental Health Services in Farm Worker Communities in Post-COVID Era

Thursday, September 21, 2023 - Confined Spaces

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT: Confined Spaces on Dairy Farms
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT: Saving Lives in Grain: Research and Strategies for Grain Entrapment Prevention and Response

Friday, September 22, 2023 - Brain Health

• 11 AM - 12 PM CDT: Conversations on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) Training
• 1 PM - 2 PM CDT: Protecting Your Brain from Stress

Detailed information about the webinars is available here: https://www.agrisafe.org/nfshw/. We will be sending out a promotional flyer in the coming weeks, so be on the lookout!
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Ansley Fey, MPH

Public Health Engagement Specialist, AgriSafe Network
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