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Agricultural safety center, UF/IFAS release heat-related illness toolkit


June 18, 2024

The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have partnered to create an online toolkit to help protect agricultural workers from ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Ashley McLeod-Morin, Center For Public Issues Education, Education, Educational, Guide, Heat, Heat-illness, Heatstroke, Hydration, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kidney Injury, Megan Winslow, PIE Center, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Summer, Temperature, Toolkit, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida
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UF Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety receives over $7M in renewal funding


December 9, 2022

Workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry are among those at greatest risk nationally for injury and work-related health problems. Additionally, work-related fatalities are nearly seven times higher in these industries compared to all other ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Family, News, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Tracy Irani, Youth And Community Sciences
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UF/IFAS Extension works with FDACS to help farmworkers stay safe from COVID


October 7, 2020

By Lourdes Rodriguez and Brad Buck UF/IFAS Extension experts are communicating with agricultural workers to connect them with COVID-19 free testing, safety information and training – a role they have been serving throughout the pandemic. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Craig Frey, Gene McAvoy, Kim Morgan, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

Survey: Florida’s Extension professionals feel prepared to serve as ‘information first responders’ during COVID-19


August 19, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Extension professionals have a unique role in their communities and are often trusted to communicate scientific information. A recent survey revealed that Florida’s Extension network is well-equipped to inform their communities ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Covid-19, COVID19, Extension Professionals, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Nick Place, Sebastian Galindo, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Survey, UF/IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS Experts Help Farmers Cope with Mental Stress


October 3, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla --- When some people think of a farmer, they conjure an image of a stoic, tough-as-nails figure – one who can cope with any hardship. But that’s not always the case, particularly when cold, heat, drought, disease or a ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Relationships & Family
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Communities, Farmers, Mental Health, Resilience, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Stress, Tracy Irani

Expert Researchers Meet to Discuss Science Related to Heat Stress


November 7, 2018

By Ashley McLeod GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers representing disciplines such as the military, agriculture and sports medicine met in late October to discuss the latest advances in science and technology related to occupational heat stress ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Family, Farm Workers, Heat Stress, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Traci Irani, Youth And Community Sciences

UF Researcher to Study Migration Trends, Health of Emerging Farm Workers


September 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As the University of Florida IFAS Extension director for Hendry County, Gene McAvoy has seen firsthand a sea change in the types of workers now coming to the United States to work on farms. “It used to be 95 percent ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Haitian, Mexican, Mexico, Migrant Workers, News, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, UF/IFAS

Pilot research projects selected for funding to improve agricultural worker safety, health


November 15, 2017

By Ricky Telg The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is awarding more than $56,000 to three pilot research projects to improve the safety and health of agricultural workers. Scientists will use mobile app monitoring ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: IFAS, News, Safety, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Worker