News

• Diane Rohlman, director of University of Iowa’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program, discusses the agricultural safety course held at Northeast Iowa Community College – Telegraph Herald 6/12/19

• Safety Watch: Man counts good fortune following ATV accident – Iowa Farmer Today 5/13/19

• For May Mental Health Awareness Month, Dairy Girl Network is Offering a Mini-Series on Behavioral Health Topics -The Bullvine 5/6/19

• Iowa organization works to break stigma of mental illness in agricultural communities -Daily Iowan 5/5/19

• May Is Mental Health Awareness Month: Join the U.S. Ag Safety and Health Centers’ Effort to Promote Resources for Farmers and Rural Communities –Rural Health Information Hub 4/30/19

• Symptoms of Stress: Important to talk about situations, help people find mental health resources –Agrinews 4/18/19

• Safety Watch: Rollover protection a critical safety strategy for small farms –Brandi Jannsen 4/15/19

• Press Release: Child Agricultural Injury Prevention Workshop part of world safety conference, June 23-24, Des Moines, IA

• Press Release: Interested in funding your efforts to keep farmers, workers, and their families safe? Apply for a GPCAH $30,000 pilot grant award today. -Jenn Patterson, 3/19/19

• Safety Watch: Broadcaster shares run-in with steer that broke her hand -Steph Leonard, 3/9/19

• GPCAH Investigator Profile: Amanda Holmstrom, PhD, Michigan State University University of Iowa  – Jenn Patterson, 2/28/19

• University of Iowa researchers launch new website to map pesticide drift  -GPCAH Staff, 1/18/19

• Down on the Farm  -U.S. News and World Report, 10/24/18

• Telling the Story – Website brings together farm stories of safety and survival -S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today

• Website aims to share stories of injury on the farm -Post Bulletin – Agri News, 2 August 2018

• Bale or BALE?  Safe handling could prevent hardship caused by hay bales – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today

• Think about spring training before spring planting begins – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today

• 20/20 Hindsight – Elders show importance of eye protection – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today

• Farm safety doesn’t happen by accident – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today

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Upcoming Events

Child Agricultural Injury Prevention Workshop
Embassy Suites
June 23-24, 2019
Des Moines, IA

ISASH 2019 Annual Conference
Embassy Suites
June 24-27, 2019
Des Moines, IA

National Educational Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS)
July 9, 2019
Peosta, IA

The North American Fruit Explorers and the Northern Nut Growers Association Conference 
July 28-31, 2019
Iowa City, IA

Minnesota Farm Fest 
August 6-8, 2019
Morgan, MN

Illinois Rural Health Association Annual Conference
August 7-8, 2019
Champaign, IL

National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Annual Meeting 
September 8-10, 2019
Fort Wayne, IN

National FFA Convention and Expo
October 20-November 2, 2019
Indianapolis, IN