Overview

Agricultural employment is plagued with one of the highest levels of mortality among occupational groups in the United States, making the health and safety of farmers, farm workers, and farm residents a leading priority for epidemiologists, occupational health and safety professionals, rural health providers, public health practitioners, and extension agents and educators. Satisfying a growing need for a textbook on this significant aspect of public health, Agricultural Medicine is the first comprehensive textbook and reference for students of public health and health professionals in the field of rural medicine. Agricultural health and safety engages a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, engineers, sociologists, epidemiologists, and psychologists for whom this book is an overdue yet essential reference. The authors bring a combined 60 years of practice, research, teaching, and scholarship in agricultural medicine to the design and content of this book. Their farm background and ownership add practicality and relevancy to their presentation. An overview of the industry and workforce—agricultural production in the global economy, demographics of the workforce, regulations, statistics, and organizations targeting agricultural health and safety—provides context for the broad but thorough coverage of diseases, infectious and toxic agents, and potential injuries to which agricultural populations are exposed daily.

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Author:   Kelley J. Donham (University of Iowa) ,  Anders Thelin (The Swedish Farmers' Safety and Health Association, (Lantbrukshalsan), Stockholm)
Publisher:   Iowa State University Press
Imprint:   Iowa State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 26.30cm
Weight:   1.225kg
ISBN:  

9780813818030

ISBN 10:   0813818036
Pages:   429
Publication Date:   24 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781118647202
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Dedication. About the Authors. Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction and Overview. 2. Special Risk Populations in Agricultural communities. 3. Agricultural Respiratory Diseases. 4. Agricultural Skin Diseases. 5. Cancer in Agricultural Populations. 6. Health Effects of Agricultural Pesticides. 7. General Environmental Hazards in Agriculture. 8. Musculoskeletal Diseases in Agriculture. 9. Physical Factors Affecting Health in Agriculture. 10. Psychosocial Conditions in Agriculture. 11. Acute Agricultural Injuries. 12. Veterinary Biological and Therapeutic Occupational Hazards. 13. Zoonotic Diseases: An Overview. 14. Prevention of Illness and Injury in Agricultural Populations. Index.

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Kelley J. Donham, MS, DVM, DACVPM; Professor and Associate Head for Agricultural Medicine; Department of Occupational and Environmental Health; Director, Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health; College of Public Health, University of Iowa. Anders Thelin, MD, PhD, an occupational medicine physician specializing in agricultural medicine.

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