2023 Agricultural Safety and Health: The Core Course Promotional Toolkit
Purpose: The Agricultural Safety and Health Core Course Promotional Toolkit serves the following goals:
- Create a cohesive, clear message promoting specific topics about the course and its objectives.
- Increase engagement about the course on social media platforms.
- Disseminate registration information throughout the regional area.
The GPCAH is promoting the Core Course through social media, newsletters, websites, and digital signage. This promotional toolkit page has been developed so you may promote the course through your own media outlets. We thank you for your help in sharing this important message. See below for a news item that may be used on your website and in newsletters, social media content, and a digital sign.
Share this news in just a few easy steps
1. Copy and paste the newsletter/website information into your newsletter and add to your event information. A photo is available in a link at the end of the blurb,
2. Download our slide and add to your digital advertising/media screens.
3. Share the Facebook event available at https://fb.me/e/JwiODS8X
4. Use the chart to copy and paste Facebook/Twitter posts and click on the graphics to access and download the accompanying graphics. We will be posting on Wednesdays throughout March and April. The posts are organized by month/day.
Please feel free to use any or all of these items to promote this year’s virtual class. If you have any questions, contact jennifer-j-patterson@uiowa.edu.
Newsletter/Website Blurb
Agriculture ranks among the most hazardous industries. Farmers remain at very high risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries, and farming is one of the few industries in which family members (who often share the work and live on the premises) are also at risk for fatal and nonfatal injuries.
University of Iowa’s Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health has offered the Agricultural Safety and Health Core Course for over two decades, providing information and skills to physicians, nurses, veterinarians, industrial hygienists, safety and health managers, public health practitioners, and anyone interested in gaining the skills needed to anticipate, recognize, and prevent occupational illnesses and injuries among members of the agricultural community.
This year GPCAH offers a virtual course on June 1, 16, 23, and 30 with an in-person farm tour at Iowa State University on June 2. The tour is required for graduate student credit and is optional for all other participants. Continuing education credits will be available.
The course includes the following topics:
- Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture
- Transportation Hazards in Agriculture
- Use and Selection of Personal Protective Equipment
- Implementing Prevention Practice Based on Biological Risk Assessment
- Agricultural Injury
- Pesticides
- Rural Health and Safety: The Employer Perspective
- Occupational Skin Disorders and Diseases of the Lungs in Agricultural Settings
- Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Agricultural Workers
- Ergonomics in Agriculture
- Behavioral Health in Agricultural Populations
- Cancer in Agricultural Populations
- Medication Related Agricultural Injury
- Telehealth
- Emergency Preparedness
- And more…
Register for the course at REGISTRATION and follow GPCAH on social media for updates at twitter.com/gpcah and facebook.com/gpcah.
If you are interested in the course but are unavailable to attend, GPCAH also offers online training in many of these topics. Visit https://gpcah.public-health.uiowa.edu/core-course-online-modules/ to learn more and sign up for a free account to view the training.
The mission of the GPCAH is to prevent agricultural injury and illness and improve safety and health among agricultural communities.
To accomplish this mission, the Center advances knowledge through scientific research and prevents agricultural injury and illness through education, outreach, and intervention programs.
The GPCAH is funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The NIOSH Agricultural Centers were established as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / NIOSH Agricultural Health and Safety Initiative in 1990. The Centers were established by cooperative agreement to conduct research, education, and prevention projects to address the nation’s pressing agricultural health and safety problems. Geographically, the Centers are distributed throughout the nation to be responsive to the agricultural health and safety issues unique to the different regions.
Social Media Teasers and Links to Graphics
Date/Topic | Facebook Post | Link to Facebook Graphic (right click, select “save as”, and save to your computer to upload to FB) | Twitter Post |
Link to Twitter Graphic (right click, select “save as”, and save to your computer to upload your Tweet) |
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
General Message |
The Core Course has been the national model of effective agricultural safety and health education for over two decades. The virtual course provides information and skills needed to enable safety and health professionals to anticipate, recognize, and prevent occupational illnesses and injuries among members of the agricultural community. Register at: https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | The Core Course has been the national model of effective agricultural safety and health education for over two decades. Learn more and register for the virtual course here:https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | ||
Wednesday, March 29
CEs |
Looking for coursework to gain CE in June? Look no further. The virtual GPCAH Core Course offers academic credit, and you’ll learn about how to prevent illness and injury on the farm. Register at: https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. |
Looking for coursework to gain CEs in June? Look no further. The virtual GPCAH Core Course offers academic credit, and you’ll learn about how to prevent illness and injury on the farm. Register at: https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23.
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Wednesday, April 5 Transportation Hazards |
The most effective way to prevent tractor overturn deaths is the use of a Roll-Over Protective Structure (ROPS) with a seatbelt. If ROPS were placed on all tractors used on US farms manufactured since the mid-1960s, the prevalence of ROPS-equipped tractors could be increased to over 80%. Register for GPCAH Core Course to learn more about avoiding transportation hazards on the farm. CEs are available. Register now @ https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23.
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The most effective way to prevent tractor overturn deaths is the use of a Roll-Over Protective Structure with a seatbelt. Register for GPCAH Core Course to learn more about avoiding transportation hazards on the farm. CEs are available. Register now: https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23.
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Wednesday, April 12 Farm Tour at Iowa State University |
Join the GPCAH Core Course on a farm tour at Iowa State University on Friday, June 2. We will learn about the Iowa State University teaching farms and visit livestock production facilities. Register for the course at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23.
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Join the GPCAH Core Course on a farm tour at Iowa State University on Friday, June 2. We will learn about the Iowa State University teaching farms and visit livestock production facilities. Register for the course at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | ||
Wednesday, April 19 Personal Protective Equipment |
Hazards can occur anywhere on the farm. Register for the GPCAH Core Course at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23 to learn how using personal protective equipment improves safety on the farm. | Hazards can occur anywhere on the farm. Register for the GPCAH Core Course at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23 to learn how using personal protective equipment improves safety on the farm. | ||
Wednesday, April 26 Online Modules
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Want to learn more about preventing injury and illness on the farm? Can’t join us for the annual Core Course in June? Check out our free online training courses at https://bit.ly/modules2023. Certificates are available. | Want to learn more about preventing injury and illness on the farm? Can’t join us for the annual Core Course in June? Check out our free online training courses at https://bit.ly/modules2023. Certificates are available. | ||
Wednesday, May 3 Agricultural Fatalities and Injuries |
In 2020, 368 farmers and farm workers died from a work-related injury, resulting in a fatality rate of 18.0 deaths per 100,000 workers. Transportation incidents, which include tractor overturns were the leading cause of death for these farmers and farm workers. Join us for the virtual GPCAH annual Core Course to learn more about preventing injury and illness on the farm. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | In 2020, 368 farmers and farm workers died from a work-related injury, resulting in a fatality rate of 18.0 deaths per 100,000 workers. Join us in June for the virtual Core Course to learn more about preventing injury and illness on the farm. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | ||
Wednesday, May 10 Pesticides |
Misuse of pesticides can lead to adverse effects in humans and the environment. Join us for the virtual GPCAH annual Core Course to learn more about preventing injury and illness on the farm. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | Misuse of pesticides can lead to adverse effects in humans and the environment. Join us for the virtual GPCAH annual Core Course to learn more about preventing injury and illness on the farm. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | ||
Wednesday, Registration is still open /reminder |
We’re sharing a friendly reminder to sign up for the virtual GPACH annual core course where you can learn how to identify hazards and prevent injuries on the farm. CEs are available. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | We’re sharing a friendly reminder to sign up for the virtual GPACH annual core course where you can learn how to identify hazards and prevent injuries on the farm. CEs are available. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. | ||
Wednesday, May 24 Time is running out to register for the core course |
Time is running out to register for the GPCAH core course. Get those CEs and learn how you can join in our effort to prevent agricultural injury and illness and improve safety and health among agricultural communities. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23. |
Time is running out to register for the GPCAH core course. Get those CEUs and learn how you can join in our effort to prevent agricultural injury and illness and improve safety and health among agricultural communities. Register at https://bit.ly/CoreCourse23.
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Wednesday, May 31 Online modules |
We are excited about this year’s virtual core course which begins on June 2. If you are unable to join us this year, please check out our free online training courses at https://bit.ly/modules2023. | We are excited about this year’s virtual core course which begins on June 2. If you are unable to join us this year, please check out our free online training courses at https://bit.ly/modules2023. | ||