News Archive
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Press Release: Free safety workshop to focus on youth working in agriculture
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Storm Season – Survivor shares vivid memories of ’92 twister that took her home
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Can Your Community Organization Use up to $30,000 to Prevent Injury and Illness on the Farm?
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Celebrate Agricultural Literacy Week (March 21-25) by sharing agricultural safety stories with a media toolkit provided by Telling the Story Project
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Press Release: Drought Can Lead to More than the Summertime Blues in Farmers
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University of Iowa researchers launch new website to map pesticide drift
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Vaccine vignette – Farm leaders share COVID vaccination experiences – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 5.8.21
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Flowers are blooming, ticks are crawling – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today, April 2021
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Apply for $30,000 GPCAH pilot grant and let your research soar – J. Patterson, GPCAH, 3.25.21
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Hope and Caution – With vaccines come new ways to stay safe – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 3.12.21
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Develop plans to save livestock and livelihood – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today, February 2021
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(KCRG Press) Recent Study Shows Agriculture Workers Have a Greater Chance of Having Dementia – K. Arora, KCRG, 1/31/2021
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Press Release: Study shows working in agriculture poses higher risk of developing dementia – K. Arora, Journal Gerontology: Social Sciences, 1/19/2021
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Shot in the arm: Vaccine rollout doesn’t end need for care – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 1.11.21
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Keep your guard – and mask – up – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 11.19.20
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Press Release: Virtual conference is taking Midwest safety to the world – J. Patterson, GPCAH, 10/14/202
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Case Count – Iowa leads as COVID rates rise in Midwest – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 9/15/20
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COVID upsurge demands all-hands effort – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 7/13/2020
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Preventing and controlling COVID-19 on the farm – J. Patterson, GPCAH, 6/2/2020
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Choose safety – As states open, take steps to protect each other – S Leonard, Illinois Farmer Today, 5/6/2020
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Press Release: Improve the safety and health of upper Midwestern farmers and agricultural workers with a $30,000 pilot grant award – J. Patterson, GPCAH 4/1/20
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Face masks have different purposes, protective levels – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 3/12/2020
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Press Release: Study reveals Midwest farmers’ top concerns and stressors – J. Patterson, GPCAH 1/30/2020
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Simple kits are first step to address radon hazard in homes – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 1/21/2020
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Don’t rely on luck to get through next emergency Brandi Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today, December 2019
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Safety acronym invites farmers to Consider All Risks, in Every situation – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today, 11/11/19
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Cara Hamann talks about road safety and National Farm Safety and Health Week in an interview on KLGR
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Farmer touts safety mantra years after close call – Brad Guse & S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today 9/16/19
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Press Release: Studies may be underreporting farm injuries – J. Patterson, GPCAH 9/12/19
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Press Release: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health works to keep agricultural communities informed about safety – J. Patterson, GPCAH 9/9/19
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Mowing mistakes on slopes can claim lives, limbs & Mowing reminders – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today 7/24/19
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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
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Safety Watch: Man counts good fortune following ATV accident – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today 5/13/19
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For May Mental Health Awareness Month, Dairy Girl Network is Offering a Mini-Series on Behavioral Health Topics -The Bullvine 5/6/19
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Iowa organization works to break stigma of mental illness in agricultural communities -Daily Iowan 5/5/19
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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
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Symptoms of Stress: Important to talk about situations, help people find mental health resources –Agrinews 4/18/19
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Safety Watch: Rollover protection a critical safety strategy for small farms –Brandi Jannsen 4/15/19
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Press Release: Child Agricultural Injury Prevention Workshop part of world safety conference, June 23-24, Des Moines, IA
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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
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Safety Watch: Broadcaster shares run-in with steer that broke her hand -Steph Leonard, 3/9/19
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GPCAH Investigator Profile: Amanda Holmstrom, PhD, Michigan State University University of Iowa – Jenn Patterson, 2/28/19
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University of Iowa researchers launch new website to map pesticide drift -GPCAH Staff, 1/18/19
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Down on the Farm -U.S. News and World Report, 10/24/18
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Telling the Story – Website brings together farm stories of safety and survival -S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
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Website aims to share stories of injury on the farm -Post Bulletin – Agri News, 2 August 2018
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Bale or BALE? Safe handling could prevent hardship caused by hay bales – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
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Think about spring training before spring planting begins – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today
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20/20 Hindsight – Elders show importance of eye protection – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
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Farm safety doesn’t happen by accident – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today
Saving Grace – Story of survival sparks changes on hog operation – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
Farm couple honored for safety work after experiencing tragedy – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today
Low-cost hydrogen sulfide monitors are needed to save lives – J Gibbs and T Anthony, High Plains Journal and Feedstuffs Magazine
Passion Project – Farm film reaches rural classrooms, urban theaters – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
Youth groups encourage farmer safety – B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today
Survivor Story- Farmer’s ordeal began with an ATV rollover – S Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
Alive and Well Newsletter September 2017– GPCAH Faculty, Staff, and Students
Expect the unexpected when handling livestock– B Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today
Who’s watching? Risky moves rise as farmers work fast, solo – Stephanie Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
Producers respond to H2S deaths -Stephanie Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
Keep new, young employees safe on the farm this season -Brandi Janssen, Iowa Farmer Today
Micotil injections can be lethal – Stephanie Leonard, Iowa Farmer Today
Safe Farming, Safe Living: Outreach to Hutterites in South Dakota, Jenna Gibbs and Melissa Gale
Bin fires can create CO danger – Iowa Farmer Today, Stephanie Leonard
Various risks associated with pressure washing– Iowa Farmer Today, Stephanie Leonard
What makes anhydrous ammonia so dangerous? – Iowa Farmer Today
Anhydrous safety online resources – Iowa Farmer Today
In Iowa’s Interest: Focus on Safety and Health of Farm Families and Workers is Crucial – by Sen. Tom Harkin (28 Oct 2014)
For a complete listing of past Safety Watch articles, click here.
Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Farmers
Nathan Fethke, PhD – Research Team
Overview
Despite the large size of the agricultural workforce and the elevated prevalence of musculoskeletal pain compared to other industries, only a small number of studies have examined associations between agricultural activities and musculoskeletal pain. Inferences from these studies are limited by several methodological weaknesses. This study of musculoskeletal pain among farmers obtained information every six months (Spring 2012 through Spring 2015) using questionnaires completed by farmers in IL, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI). The questionnaires allow us to track (over time) information about demographics, personal health (including musculoskeletal pain), occupational psychosocial stress, farm characteristics, and farm-related tasks and equipment. In addition, our field research staff made 99 trips to farm operations to obtain direct measures of exposure to physical risk factors for musculoskeletal pain, such as working postures, muscle activity levels, and vibration (during use of farm equipment and vehicles). We are combining the questionnaire information with the measured exposure information to better characterize associations between agricultural activities and musculoskeletal pain and provide a robust evidence-base from which to design future interventions.
Relevance
Musculoskeletal pain is a common work-related health outcome among farmers. This research study determines more precise associations between agricultural work and musculoskeletal pain by using direct measures of physical work hazards. Prospective observation of a large number of agricultural workers provides a strong and direct study design that provides a more complete understanding of associations between exposure to physical risk factors and musculoskeletal symptoms among agricultural workers. Moreover, we expect that this research will provide an evidence base for the development of new intervention strategies to reduce the number and severity of musculoskeletal outcomes among this large population of workers.
Study Progress and Findings
Questionnaires
We enrolled 518 subjects at baseline to complete the study. The study participants are slightly older, have a higher income and greater number of acres of land than the representative population comprising the nine states of the Great Plains Region. Of these 518, 25 (4.8%) were not eligible to participate in the follow-up portion due to farming status (i.e. no longer farming, etc.). We completed six rounds with response rates averaging about 68%.
Physical Work Load Measures
We have also completed collection of on-farm measures of physical work exposure on 55 farmers. The farms are representative of a variety of production commodities including dairy, beef cattle, hogs, horses, poultry, sheep, goats, corn, soybeans, hay, alfalfa, poultry, tree harvesting, specialty items (heirloom seeds), specialty poultry, etc. During the farm visits, an inventory of farm equipment that is used is conducted.
Sensor that obtains posture data – worn like a watch on study participant (left) ; data logger that remotely records muscle activity (middle); sensor on vehicle seat that measures vibration (right)
The processing of the data obtained from the on-farm measures is proceeding. It is an extensive process to reduce the voluminous amount of data into a quantifiable form. An example of the vibration data is shown below.
To date, we have obtained and processed measurements of Whole Body Vibration during operation of more than 112 agricultural vehicles and are looking at the effects of vehicle type (e.g., combine, tractor, or utility vehicle), vehicle age, season of measurement (spring, summer, fall, or winter) and the presence of vibration dampening seats. There was large variation of vibration between and within categories of farm vehicle types. However, preliminary results suggest that older vehicles produce greater WBV in comparison to newer models and that WBV is highest during the winter months. Daily WBV exposure guidelines may be reached in as little as 2 hours of operating a farm vehicle. Combine seats also performed most favorably in minimizing exposure, reducing, on average, 50% of the vibration energy present at the vehicle floor, as compared to 23%-39% for other vehicle types. Seasonal time-weighted average exposure estimates were computed by combining self-reported task duration with field measurements to identify associations to reported pain. The figure, below, illustrates the observed association between increasing levels of whole-body vibration and back pain, adjusted for several important co-factors, such as body mass index and occupational psychosocial stress.
Outreach
All 55 individuals who participated in the exposure assessment were provided results of those measures relative to the range of all participants who were measured. In addition, visual information on whole body vibration has been developed for dissemination to agricultural workers. Click here for Whole Body Vibration materials.
Publications
- Fethke NB, Schall MC, Merlino LA, Chen H, Branch CA, Ramaswamy M. Whole-body vibration and trunk posture during operation of agricultural machinery. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2018, 62(9): 1123-1133. https://academic.oup.com/annweh/article/62/9/1123/5104230
- Chen, H., Schall, M. C., & Fethke, N. (2017). Effects of movement speed and magnetic disturbance on the accuracy of inertial measurement units. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 61(1), 1046–1050. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931213601745
- Schall MC, Fethke NB, Chen H, Oyama S, Douphrate DI. (2016) Accuracy and repeatability of an inertial measurement unit system for field-based occupational studies. Ergonomics 59(4):591-602. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2015.1079335
- Fethke NB, Merlino L, Gerr F, Schall MC, Branch CA. (2015) Musculoskeletal pain among Midwest farmers and associations with agricultural activities. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 58(3): 319‐330. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22398
- Schall MC, Fethke NB, Chen H, Gerr F. (2015) A comparison of instrumentation methods to estimate thoracolumbar motion in field-based occupational studies. Applied Ergonomics. 48:224-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2014.12.005
In the News
With the publication of the 2018 study, the GPCAH sent out a press release, which generated interest by the media. Stories include:
- CBS 2/Fox 28 interview (Oct 1, 2018, Lukas Voss): https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/new-study-hoping-to-inspire-healthier-equipment-for-farmers
- The Daily Iowan (Oct 11, 2018, Julia DiGiacomo): https://dailyiowan.com/2018/10/11/vibrations-from-vehicles-take-a-toll-on-farmers-backs/
- The Gazette (Oct 19, 2018, Michaela Ramm): https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/business/university-of-iowa-study-farmers-harvest-season-iowa-farmers-back-problems-musculoskeletal-problems-iowa-college-of-public-health-why-does-my-back-hurt-iowa-harvest-season-20181019
- AgWeb Farm Journal (Nov. 19, 2018, Chris Bennett): https://www.agweb.com/article/farmers-back-pain-whole-lotta-shakin-goin-on
- Safety+Health (NSC Congress and Expo) (May 26, 2019, Kevin Druley): https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/18405-bad-vibrations-whole-body-hand-arm-risk
The University of Iowa College of Public Health produced an informative video on the topic YouTube Video
Academic Publications
This lists all GPCAH publications from the past several years, in reverse chronological order. These publications may have been funded as part of the center funding or have been authors by project leaders and staff with funding from allied resources. Manuscripts from authors funded with GPCAH Pilot Project funds are also included.
Approximately one-third of GPCAH articles were published in occupational/industrial hygiene journals (e.g., Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene) and one-third of articles were published in health and medicine journals (e.g., Agromedicine, Journal of Rural Health). Links to press releases issued in association with article publication are included, where appropriate.
To view the actual papers, click on the hyperlinks at the end of each entry.
- “Formatted Paper” link takes you to the publisher page;
- If you cannot access the full text, click on the “Public Access” link to take you to the NIH’s author manuscript version of the paper.
2024
Berman, J.D., Abadi, A.M. & Bell, J.E. (2024) Existing Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Drought and Health Research. Current Environmental Health Report. 2024; Paper
Soupene VA, Boonstra DE, Cavanaugh JE, Gerr FE, Ramirez M, Moskowitz AF & Casteel C. (2024) Recruitment of Row Crop Farmers into a Research Study to Assess Farm Hazards. Journal of Agromedicine. 29:(1), 34-43. (NIHMS 1958348) Paper. [Surveillance Project]
Sousan S, Anthony TR, Altmaier R, Gibbs J, Nonnenmann M. (2023) A prototype ventilation control technology to reduce dust concentrations in commercial swine farrowing. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene,20(12): 633-645. Paper. [Air Quality Project]
2023
Faust K, Casteel C, Gerr F, Cavanaugh JE, Boonstra DE, Anthony TR, Soupene VA, Ramirez MR. [2022] Development of a Checklist to Identify Injury Hazards on Row Crop Farms in the Midwestern United States. Journal of Safety and Health. 29(1):15-32. PMCID: PMC10870839 Formatted paper orPublic Access [Surveillance Project]
Ghanbari A, Hamann C, Jansson S, Reyes M, Faust K, Cavanaugh J, Askelson N, Peek-Asa C (2023) Predictors of rural driver self-reported passing behaviors when interacting with farm equipment on the roadway. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, i22 (2023): 100926. PMCID: PMC10565725 Formatted Paper or Public Access [Surveillance Project]]
Gibbs, Jenna L, Sheridan C, Rohlman, DS (2023) Infographics Enhance Agricultural Health and Safety Programs for Young Adults. Journal of Agromedicine. 28:1, 86-89. PMCID: PMC10117175 Formatted paper or Public Access
2022
Arabi S, Sharma A, Reyes M, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. (2022) Farm Vehicle Following Distance Estimation Using Deep Learning and Monocular Cameral Images. Sensors. 2022; 22(7):2736. PMCID: PMC9003299. Formatted paper with public access
Soupine V, Casteel C, Nonnenmann M, and Rohlman D. (2022) Safety Measures, Pesticide Concerns and Resources Utilized among Young Adult Workers: A Brief Report. Journal of Agromedicine. 28(3): 609-614. PMCID: PMC10225311. Formatted paper or Public Access
(2022) Organizational Resources and Social Support Influences on Stress and Depression: A Comparison among Cooperative and Non-Cooperative Farmers. Journal of Agromedicine. 28(2): 177-186. PMCID: PMC10846493 Formatted paper or Public Access [2020 Pilot Grant]
Roeder SK, Wilder DG, and Fethke NB. (2022) Novel methods to detect impacts within whole-body vibration time series data. Ergonomics. 65(12): 1609-1620. PMID 35148664. Formatted paper.
2021
Arora K, Xu L, Bhagianadh D. (2021) Dementia and Cognitive Decline in Older Adulthood: Are Agricultural Workers at Greater Risk?The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 2021; 27(8):1629-1643. PMCID: PMC8849525 Formatted paper The press release associated with this article can be found HERE.
Baidwan NK, Ramirez MR, Gerr F, Boonstra D, Cavanaugh JE, Casteel C. Cost, Severity and Prevalence of Agricultural-Related Injury Workers’ Compensation Claims in Farming Operations from 14 U.S. States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(8):4309. PMCID: PMC8072536 Formatted paper
Berman JD, Ramirez MR, Bell JE, Bilotta R, Gerr FE, Fethke NB The association between drought conditions and increased occupational psychosocial stress among U.S. farmers: An occupational cohort study. Science of the Total Environment. 2021; 798: 146245. PMCID: PMC9940133 Formatted paper. [Pilot Grant].
Faust K, Casteel C, McGehee D, Peek-Asa C, Rohlman D, Ramirez MR. Examining the association between age and tractor driving performance measures using a fidelity tractor driving simulator. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 2021: 27(3):159-175.PMCID: PMC8607457 Formatted paper or Public Access.
Gibbs JL, Walls K, Sheridan C, Sullivan D, Cheyney M, Janssen B, Rohlman DS. Evaluation of Self-Reported Agricultural Tasks, Safety Concerns, and Health and Safety Behaviors of Young Adults in U.S. Collegiate Agricultural Programs. Safety. 2021; 7(2): 44. PMCID: PMC8455168 Formatted paper (open access)
Hamann CJ, Dale E, Schwab-Reese L, Askelson N, Peek-Asa C. Community engagement in the development and implementation of a rural road safety campaign: Steps and lessons learned. J of Tran Health. 2021 Dec:(23). PMCID: PMC9348780 Formatted paper.
McFalls M, Ramirez M, Harland K, Zhu M, Morris N, Hamann C, Peek-Asa C. Farm vehicle crashes on public roads: Analysis of farm-level factors. J Rural Health. 2021 Sept. Available online 24 Sept 2021. PMCID: NA (PMID: 34559912, open access) Formatted paper.
Shrestha D, Bhat SM, Massey N, Maldonado CS, Rumbeiha WK, Charavaryamath C. [Pilot Grant] Pre-exposure to hydrogen sulfide modulates the innate inflammatory response to organic dust. Cell and Tissue Research. 2021; 384: 129-148. PMCID: PMC8453448 Formatted paper
Wickman A,, Duysen E, Cheyney M, Pennington W, Mazur J, Yoder A. Development of an Educational YouTube Channel: A Collaboration between U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health Centers. Journal of Agromedicine. 2021; 26(1): 75-84. PMCID: PMC:8117175 Formatted paper
Liang Y, Wang K, Janssen B, Casteel C, Nonnenmann M, Rohlman DS. [2021]. Examination of symptoms of depression among cooperative dairy farmers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 8(7):3657. PMCID: PMC8037613 Formatted paper [2020 Pilot Grant]
Massey N, Shrestha D, Bhat SM, Kondru N, Charli A, Karriker LA, Kanthasamy AG, Charavaryamath C. [2021] Organic dust-induced mitochondrial dysfunction could be targeted via cGAS-STING or cytoplasmic NOX-2 inhibition using microglial cells and brain slice culture models. Cell Tissue Res. 384(2):465-486.PMCID: PMC8154696 Formatted paper [2017 Pilot Grant]
Beseler CL, Crawford KJ, Charlier DE, Ramos AK: [2021] The NIOSH Agricultural Centers’ YouTube: Time Series Modeling of Viewership of Agricultural Health and Safety Videos. J Agromedicine. 27(4):368-377. PMCID: PMC9072590. Formatted paper [P&E Core]
Bhat SM, Shrestha D, Massey N, Karriker LA, Kanthasamy AG, Charavaryamath C. [2021] Organic dust exposure induces stress response and mitochondrial dysfunction in monocytic cells. Histochem
Cell Biol.155(6):699-718. PMCID: PMC8195852 Formatted paper [2017 Pilot Grant]
2020
Arora K, Cheyney M, Gerr F, Bhagianadh D, Gibbs J, Anthony TR. Assessing Health and Safety Concerns and Psychological Stressors among Agricultural Workers in the U.S. Midwest. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 2020: 26(1): 45-58. PMCID: PMC7250162 Formatted paper or Public Access
Faust K, Casteel C, McGehee D, Rohlman D, Ramirez ML. Examination of realism in a high-fidelity tractor driving simulator. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. 2020: 26(4):123-137. PMCID: PMC8112449. Formatted paper or Public Access
Fethke NB, Schall Jr MC, Chen H, Branch CA, Merlino LA. (2020) Biomechanical factors during common agricultural activities: Results of on-farm exposure assessments using direct measurement methods. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 17(2-3): 85-96.PMCID: PMC8256625 Formatted paper or Public Access
Massey N, Shrestha D, Bhat SM, Kondru N, Charli A, Karriker LA, Kanthasamy AG, Charavaryamath C. Organic dust induced mitochondrial dysfunction could be targeted via cGAS-STING or cytoplasm NOX-2 inhibition using microglial cells and brain slice culture models. Cell and Tissue Research. 2020: 384: 465-486. PMCID: PMC8154696 Formatted paper or Public Access
Swanton A, Peek-Asa C, Torner J. (2020) Time to definitive care among severely injured farmers compared to other work-related injuries in a Midwestern state. Injury Epidemiology. 2020: 7(33). PMCID: PMC7329542 Formatted paper (open access) or Public Access
2019
Missikpode C, Peek-Asa C, Wright B, Ramirez M. Characteristics of agricultural and occupational injuries by workers’ compensation and other payer sources. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2019: 62(11): 969-977. PMCID: PMC6955284 Formatted Paper or Public Access
Massey N, Puttachary S, Bhat S, et al. [2019] HMGB1-RAGE signaling plays a role in organic dust-induced microglial activation and neuroinflammation. Tox Sci. 169(2):579-592. PMCID: PMC6542342
Formatted paper [2017 Pilot Grant]
Scott-Harp D, Peek-Asa C, Rohlman DS, Janssen B: [2019] More than time and money: A mixed-methods study of the barriers to safer cattle handling practices. American Journal of Industrial
Medicine, 62(11):978-985. PMC7069494. Formatted paper [Outreach Core]
Bhat SM, Massey N, Karriker LA, Singh B, Charavaryamath C. [2019] Ethyl pyruvate reduces organic dust-induced airway inflammation by targeting HMGB1-RAGE signaling. Respir Res. 20(1):1-19.
PMCID: PMC6364446 Formatted paper [2017 Pilot Grant]
Donham KJ, Meppelink SM, Kelly KM, Rohlman DS: [2019] Health indicators of a cohort of Midwest Dairy Farmers: Health outcomes of participants in the Certified Safe Farm Program. Journal of
Agromedicine, 24(3):228-238. PMID: 30849293. Formatted paper [Outreach Core]
Kates AE, Dalman M, Torner JC, et al. [2019] The nasal and oropharyngeal microbiomes of healthy livestock workers. Plos One. 14(3):e0212949. PMCID: PMC6413945
Formatted paper. [2014 Pilot Grant]
2018
Butler-Dawson J, Galvin K, Thorne PS, Rohlman DS. Organophosphorus pesticide residue levels in homes located near orchards. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 2018: 15(12): 847-856. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Fethke NB, Schall MC, Merlino LA, Chen H, Branch CA, Ramaswamy M. Whole-body vibration and trunk posture during operation of agricultural machinery. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2018, 62(9): 1123-1133. FormattedPaper or Public Access The press release associated with this article can be found HERE, and the study was featured in NIOSH Research Rounds.
Harland KK, Bedford R, Wu H, Ramirez M. Prevalence of alcohol impairment and odds of a driver injury or fatality in on-road farm equipment crashes. Traffic Injury Prevention. Apr 2018, 19(3):230-234. Formatted Paper or Public Access The press release associated with this article can be found HERE.
Janssen B. Small Farms, Big Plans: Mechanization and Specialization as Measures of “The Middle.” Culture, Agriculture, Food and Environment. 2018, 41(2):96-104. Formatted Paper
Khan KM, Evans SS, Bielko SL, Rohlman DS. Efficacy of technology-based interventions to increase the use of hearing protections among adolescent farmworkers. International Journal of Audiology. Feb 2018, 57(2):124-124. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Ringgenberg W, Peek-Asa C, Donham K, Ramirez M. Trends and characteristics of occupational suicide and homicide in farmers and agriculture workers, 1992-2010. The Journal of Rural Health. Jun 2018, 34(3): 246-253. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Rudolphi JM, Campo S, Gerr F, Rohlman DS. Social and individual influences on tractor operating practices of young adult agricultural workers. The Journal of Adolescent Health. May 2018, 62(5):605-611. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Shutske JM, Schaefer D, Larson R, Erb K, Skjolaas C, Leonard S, Nelson J, Binversie E, Rifleman S. Investigation of a worker death while agitating manure in a nonenclosed storage. Journal of Agromedicine. 2018, 23(1):10-19. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Nordgren TM, Charavaryamath C. [2018] Agriculture occupational exposures and factors affecting health effects. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep.18(12):65. PMCID: PMC6644660
Formatted paper [2017 Pilot Grant]
2017
Anthony TR, Yang AY, Peters TM. Assessment of interventions to improve air quality in a livestock building. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. Nov 2017, 23(4):247-263. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Anthony TR, Cai C, Mehaffy J, Sleeth D, Volckens J. Performance of prototype high-flow inhalable dust sampler in a livestock production facility. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. May 2017, 14(5):313-322.Formatted Paper or Public Access
Beswick-Honn J, Peters TM Anthony TR. Evaluation of low-cost hydrogen sulfide monitors for use in livestock production. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. Nov 2017, 23(4):265-279.Formatted Paper or Public Access. The press release associated with this article can be found HERE, and the study was featured in NIOSH Research Rounds
Brumby SA, Rudolphi J, Rohlman DS, Donham KJ. Translating agricultural health and medicine education across the Pacific: A United States and Australian comparison study. Rural Remote Health. Mar 2017, 17(1):3931.Formatted Paper
Callahan CL, Hamad LA, Olson JR, Ismail AA, Abdel-Rasoul GM, Hendy OM, Rohlman DS, Bonner MR: [2017] Longitudinal assessment of occupational determinants of chlorpyrifos exposure in adolescent pesticide workers in Egypt. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2017, 220:1256-1362. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Gibbs JL, Yost MG, Negrete M, Fenske RA. Passive sampling for indoor and outdoor exposures to chlorpyrifos, azinphos-methyl, and oxygen analogs in a rural agricultural community. Environmental Health Perspectives. Mar 2017, 125(3):333-341. Formatted PaperPublic Access
Ischer S, Farnell MB, Tabler GT, Moreira M, O’Shaughnessy PT, Nonnenmann MW. Evaluation of a sprinkler cooling system on inhalable dust and ammonia concentrations in broiler chicken production. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Jan 2017, 14(1):40-48. Formatted Paper
Ismail AA, Abdel Rasoul G, Hendy O, Bonner MR, Wang K, Olson JR, Rohlman DS. Comparison of neurological health outcomes between two adolescent cohorts exposed to pesticides in Egypt. PLoS-One. 2017, 12(2):e0172696. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Ismail AA, Wang K, Olson JR, Bonner MR, Hendy O, Abdel-Rasoul G, Rohlman DS. The impact of repeated organophosphorus pesticide exposure on biomarkers and neurobehavioral outcomes among adolescent pesticide applicators. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues. 2017, 80(10-12): 542-555. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Janssen B, Nonnenmann, M. New institutional theory and a culture of safety in agriculture. Journal of Agromedicine. 2017, 22(1): 47-55. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Janssen B and Nonnenmann M. Public health science in agriculture: Farmers’ perspectives on respiratory protection research. Journal of Rural Studies. 2017, 55(2017):122-130. Formatted Paper
Schneberger D, DeVasure JM, Baily KL, Romberger DJ, Wyatt TA. [Pilot Grant] Effect of low-level CO2 on innate inflammatory protein response to organic dust from swine confinement barns. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology. 2017, 12(9). Formatted Paper Public Access
TePoel M, Rohlman DS, Shaw M. The impact of work demand and gender on occupational and psychosocial stress in Hispanic farmworkers. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. Apr 2017, 23(2): 109-123. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Toussaint M, Faust K, Peek-Asa C, Ramirez M. Characteristics of farm equipment-related crashes associated with injury in children and adolescents on farm equipment. The Journal of Rural Health. Apr 2017, 33(2):127-134. Formatted Paper
Vorhees JR, Rohlman DS, Lein PJ, Pieper AA. Neurotoxicity in preclinical models of occupational exposure to organophosphorus compounds. Frontiers in Neuroscience: Neurodegeneration. 2017, 10(500): 1-24. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Bhat SM, Massey N, Karriker LA, Singh B, Charavaryamath C. [2019] Ethyl pyruvate reduces organic dust-induced airway inflammation by targeting HMGB1-RAGE signaling. Respir Res. 20(1):1-19.
PMCID: PMC6364446 (Formatted paper) [2017 Pilot Grant]
Donham KJ, Meppelink SM, Kelly KM, Rohlman DS: [2019] Health indicators of a cohort of Midwest Dairy Farmers: Health outcomes of participants in the Certified Safe Farm Program. Journal of
Agromedicine, 24(3):228-238. PMID: 30849293. DOI: Formatted paper [Outreach Core]
Kates AE, Dalman M, Torner JC, et al. [2019] The nasal and oropharyngeal microbiomes of healthy livestock workers. Plos One. 14(3):e0212949. PMCID: PMC6413945
Formatted paper. [2014 Pilot Grant]
Massey N, Puttachary S, Bhat S, et al. [2019] HMGB1-RAGE signaling plays a role in organic dust-induced microglial activation and neuroinflammation. Tox Sci. 169(2):579-592. PMCID: PMC6542342
Formatted paper [2017 Pilot Grant]
Scott-Harp D, Peek-Asa C, Rohlman DS, Janssen B: [2019] More than time and money: A mixed-methods study of the barriers to safer cattle handling practices. American Journal of Industrial
Medicine, 62(11):978-985. PMC7069494. Formatted paper [Outreach Core]
2016
Butler-Dawson J, Galvin K, Thorne PS, Rohlman DS. Organophosphorus pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral performance in Latino children living in an orchard community. NeuroToxicology. Mar 2016, 53:165-172. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Douphrate D, Gimeno D, Nonnenmann MW, Hagevoort R, Reynolds S, Rodriguez A, Fethke N. Effects of milking unit design on upper extremity muscle activity during attachment among U.S. large-herd parlor workers. Applied Ergonomics. Jan 2017, 58:482-490. Formatted Paper
Douphrate DI, Nonnenmann MW, Hagevoort R, de Gimeno Ruiz Porras D. Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and job factors among large-herd dairy milkers. Journal of Agromedicine. 2016, 21(3):224-233. Formatted Paper
Jennissen CA, Harland KK, Denning GM. [Pilot Grant] Characteristics of side-by-side vehicle crashes and related injuries as determined using newspaper reports from nine US states. Safety. Apr 2019, 2(2):10. Formatted Paper (open access)
Jones S, Anthony TR, Sousan S, Altmaier R, Park JH, Peters TM. Evaluation of a low-cost aerosol sensor to assess dust concentrations in a swine building. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. Jun 2016, 60(5): 597-607. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Levin JL, Gilmore K, Wickman A, Shepard S, Shipp E, Nonnenmann MW, A Carruth. Workplace safety interventions for commercial fishermen of the Gulf. Journal of Agromedicine. 2016, 21(2):178-89. Formatted Paper
Levin JL, Curry, WF 3rd, Shepherd S, Nalbone JT, Nonnenmann MW. Hearing loss and noise exposure among commercial fishermen in the Gulf Coast. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Mar 2016, 58(3):306-13. Formatted Paper
O’Brien KM, Chimenti MS, Farnell M, Tabler T, Bair T, Bray JL, Nonnenmann MW. High throughput genomic sequencing of bioaerosols in broiler chicken production facilities. Microbial Biotechnology. Nov 2016, 9(6): 782-791. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Park JH, Peters TM, Altmaier R, Jones SM, Gassman R, Anthony TR. Simulation of air quality and operational cost to ventilate swine farrowing facilities in Midwest US during winter. Transactions of ASABE. 2016, 60(2):465-477. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Ramirez M, Bedford R, Wu H, Harland K, Cavanaugh JE, Peek-Asa C. Lighting and marking policies are associated with reduced farm equipment-related crash rates: a policy analysis of nine Midwestern US states. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2016, 73(9):621-626. Formatted Paper (open access)
Ranapurwala SI, Mello ER, Ramirez MR. A GIS-based matched case-control study of road characteristics in farm vehicle crashes. Epidemiology. Nov 2016, 27(6):827-34. Formatted Paper
O’Brien KM, Nonnenmann MW. Airborne Influenza A is detected in the personal breathing zone of swine veterinarians. PloS One. 2016, 11(2):e0149083. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Rohlman DS, Ismail AA, Abdel Rasoul G, Bonner MR, Hendy O, Mara K, Wang K, Olson JR. A 10-month prospective study of organophosphorus pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral performance among adolescents in Egypt . Cortex. Jan 2016, 74: 383-95. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Schall MC, NB Fethke and H Chen. Evaluation of four sensor locations for physical activity assessment. Applied Ergonomics. Mar 2016, 53(A): 103-109. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Swanton AR, Young TL, Peek-Asa C. Characteristics of fatal agricultural injuries by production type. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. Jan 2016, 22(1): 75-85. Formatted Paper or Public Access
2015
Anger WK, Elliot DL, Bodner T, Olson R, Rohlman D S, Truxillo DM, Kuehl KS, Hammer LB, Montgomery D. Effectiveness of total worker health interventions. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology. Apr 2015, 20(2):226-47.Formatted Paper or Public Access
Anthony TR, Altmaier R, Jones S, Gassman R, Park JH, Peters TM. Use of recirculating ventilation with dust filtration to improve wintertime air quality in swine farrowing room. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 2015, 12(9): 365-46. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Chiu S, Cheyney M, Ramirez M, Gerr F. Where do agricultural producers get safety and health information? Journal of Agromedicine. 2015, 20(3): 265-272. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Fethke NB, Merlino L, Gerr F, Schall MC, Branch CA. Musculoskeletal pain among Midwest farmers and associations with agricultural activities. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. Mar 2015, 58(3): 319-30. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Fiedler N, Rohitrattana J, Siriwong W, Suttiwan P, Strickland PO, Ryan PB, Rohlman DS, Panuwet P, Barr DB, Robson MG. Neurobehavioral effects of exposure to organophosphates and pyrethroid pesticides among Thai children. Neurotoxicology. May 2015, 48:90-9. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Gross N, Young T, Ramirez M, Leinekugel K, Peek-Asa C. Characteristics of work and non-work-related farm injuries. Journal of Rural Health. 2015, 31(4):401-9. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Harris-Adamson C, Eisen EA, Kapellusch J, Garg A, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Dale AM, Evanoff B, Burt S, Bao S, Silverstein B, Merlino L, Gerr F, Rempel D. Biomechanical risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome: A pooled study of 2474 workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Jan 2015, 72(1): 33-41. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Missikpode C, Peek-Asa C, Young T, Swanton A, Leinenkugel K, Torner J. Trends in non-fatal agricultural injuries requiring trauma care. Injury Epidemiology. Dec 2015, 2(1):30. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Liu B, and Koc AB. [Pilot Grant] Field tests of a tractor rollover detection and emergency notification system. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. Apr 2015, 21(2):113-27. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Peters TM, Sawvel R, Park JH, Anthony TR. Evaluation of a shaker dust collector for use in a recirculating ventilation system.Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene. 2015, 12(9): D201-10. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Rempel D, Gerr F, Harris-Adamson C, Hegmann KT, Thiese MS, Kapellusch J, Garg A, Burt S, Bao S, Silverstein B, Merlino L, Dale AM, Evanoff B. Personal and workplace factors and median nerve function in a pooled study of 2396 US workers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Jan 2015, 57(1):98-104. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Rudolphi JM, Donham KJ. Toward a national core course in agricultural medicine and curriculum in agricultural safety and health: the “building capacity” consensus process. Journal of Agromedicine. 2015, 20(1): 77-83. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Rudolphi JM, Donham KJ. Increasing the number of trained health and safety professionals in agricultural medicine: evaluation of the “building capacity” program, 2007-2013. Journal of Agromedicine. 2015, 20(1): 21-30. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Schall M, Fethke NB, Chen H, Gerr F. A comparison of instrumentation methods to estimate thoracolumbar motion in field-based occupational studies. Applied Ergonomics. May 2015, 48:224-31. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Schall M, Fethke NB, Chen H, Oyama S, Douphrate D. Accuracy and repeatability of an inertial measurement unit system for field-based occupational studies. Ergonomics. Apr 2016, 59(4): 591-602. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Singleton ST, Lein PJ, Davidson OA, McGarrigle BP, Farahat FM, Farahat T, Bonner MR, Fenske RA, Galvin K, Lasarev MR, Anger WK, Rohlman DS, Olson JR. Longitudinal assessment of occupational exposures to the organophosphorus insecticides chlorpyrifos and profenofos in Egyptian cotton field workers. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Mar 2015, 218(2):203-11. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Swanton AR, Young TL, Leinenkugel K, Torner JC, Peek-Asa C. Nonfatal tractor-related injuries presenting to a state trauma system. Journal of Safety Research. Jun 2015, 53:97-102. Formatted Paper or Public Access
2014
Anthony TR, Park JH, Altmaier R, Peters TM. Modeled effectiveness of ventilation with contaminant control devices on indoor air quality in swine farrowing facility. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 2014, 11(7):434-49. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Anton D, Gerr F, Merlino L, Rosecrance JC. Normative median and ulnar nerve conduction values among a rural aged population. Work. 2014, 49(1):5-14. Formatted Paper
Callahan CL, Al-Batanony M, Ismail AA, Abdel-Rasoul G, Hendy O, Olson JR, Rohlman DS, Bonner MR. Chlorpyrifos exposure and respiratory health among adolescent agricultural workers. International Journal of Environmental Research Public Health. Dec 2014, 11(12):13117-13129. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Douphrate DI, Gimeno D, Nonnenmann MW, Hagevoort R, Rosas-Goulart C, Rosecrance J. Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among US large-herd dairy parlor workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. Mar 2014, 57(3): 370-9. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Harland KK, Greenan, M, Ramirez M. Not just a rural occurrence: Differences in agricultural equipment crash characteristics by rural–urban crash site and proximity to town. Accident Analysis & Prevention. Sep 2014, 70: 8-13. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Jennissen CA, Harland KK, Wetjen K, Peck J, Hoogerwerf P, Denning GM. [Pilot Grant] A school-based study of adolescent all-terrain vehicle exposure, safety behaviors, and crash experience. Annals of Family Medicine. Jul 2014; 12(4): 310-6. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Khan K, Ismail A, Abdel Rasoul G, Bonner M, Lasarev M, Hendy O, Al-Batanony M, Crane A, Singleton S, Olson J, Rohlman D. Longitudinal assessment of chlorpyrifos exposure and self-reported neurological symptoms in adolescent pesticide applicators. British Medical Journal. Mar 2014, 4(3):e004177 (open access) Formatted Paper or Public Access
Rohitrattana J, Siriwong W, Suttiwan P, Robson M, Ohman-Strickland P, Rohlman DS, Fiedler N. Adaptation of a neurobehavioral test battery for Thai children. Annals of the National Institute of Hygiene. 2014, 65(3):205-12. Public Access
Rohlman DS, Ismail AA, Abdel Rasoul G, Lasarev M, Hendy O, Olson JR. Characterizing exposures and neurobehavioral performance in Egyptian adolescent pesticide applicators. Metabolic Brain Disease. Sep 2014, 29(3): 845-55. Formatted Paper or Public Access
2013
Donham KJ, Kline AK, Kelly KM, Lange JL, Rautiainen RH. Respirator and hearing protection use in the certified safe farm. Journal of Agromedicine. 2013, 18(1):18-26. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Liu B, and Koc AB. [Pilot Grant] SafeDriving: A mobile application for tractor rollover detection and emergency reporting. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Oct 2013, 98: 117-120. Formatted Paper
Pavalonis B, Anthony R, O’Shaughnessy P, Humann M, Merchant J, Moore G, Thorne P, Weisel C, Sanderson W. Indoor and outdoor particulate matter and endotoxin concentrations in an intensely agricultural county. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. May-Jun 2013, 23(3): 299-305. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Onwuameze OE, Paradiso S, Peek-Asa C, Donham KJ, Rautiainen RH. Modifiable risk factors for depressed mood among farmers. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry. May 2013, 25(2): 83-90. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Park JH, Peters TM, Altmaier R, Sawvel RA, Anthony TR. Simulation of air quality and cost to ventilate swine farrowing facilities in winter. Journal of Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Oct 2013, 98:136-145. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Ramirez M, Roth L, Young T, Peek-Asa C. Rural roadway safety perceptions among rural teen drivers living in and outside of town. Journal of Rural Health. 2013, 29(1): 46-54. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Ramirez M, Bedford R, Sullivan R, Anthony TR, Kraemer J, Faine B, Peek-Asa C. Toxicology testing in fatally injured workers: a review of five years of Iowa FACE cases. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Nov 2013, 10(11):6154-68. Formatted Paper or Public Access.
Reeve KA, Peters TM, Anthony TR. Wintertime factors affecting contaminant distribution in a swine farrowing room. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Hygiene. 2013, 10(6):287-96. Formatted Paper or Public Access
2012
Douphrate DI, Fethke NB, Nonnenmann MW, Rosecrance JC, Reynolds SJ. Full shift arm inclinometry among dairy parlor workers: a feasibility study in a challenging work environment. Applied Ergonomics. May 2012, 43(3):604-613. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Jennissen CA, Denning GM, Sweat S, Harland, KK, Buresh C. All-Terrain Vehicle injury prevention: healthcare providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and the anticipatory guidance they provide. Journal of Community Health. Oct 2012, 37(5):968-75. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Hoppin JA, Long S, Umbach DM, Lubin JH, Starks S, Gerr F et al. Lifetime organophosphorous insecticide use among private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. Nov 2012, 22(6): 584-92. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Starks SE, Hoppin JA, Kamel F, Lynch CF, Jones MP, Alavanja MC, Sandler DP, Gerr F. Peripheral nervous system function and organophosphate pesticide use among licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. Apr 2012, 120(4): 515-20.Formatted Paper or Public Access
Humann M, Sanderson WT, Gerr F, Kelly KM, Merchant JA. Effects of common agricultural tasks on measures of hearing loss. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. Jun 2012, 55(10):904-916. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Leedom Larson KR, Wagstrom EA, Donham K, Harper A, Hanson BM, Male M, Smith TC. MRSA in pork production shower facilities: An intervention to reduce occupational exposure. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health. Jan 2012, 18(1):5-9. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Peters TM, Anthony TR, Taylor C, Altmaier R, Anderson K, O’Shaughnessy PT. Distribution of particle and gas concentrations in swine gestation confined animal feeding operations. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. Nov 2012, 56(9):1080-90. Formatted Paper or Public Access
O’Shaughnessy P, Peters T, Donham K, Altmaier R, Taylor C, Kelly K. Assessment of swine worker exposures to dust and endotoxin during hog load-out and power washing. Annals of Occupational Hygiene. Aug 2012, 56(7): 843-51. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Starks SE, Gerr F, Kamel F, Lynch CF, Alavanja MC, Sandler DP, Hoppin JA. Neurobehavioral function and organophosphate insecticide use among pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 2012, 34(1):168-176. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Starks SE, Gerr F, Kamel F, Lynch CF, Alavanja MC, Sandler DP, Hoppin JA. High pesticide exposure events and central nervous system function among pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. Jul 2012, 85(5): 505-15. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Starks SE, Hoppin, JA, Kamel F, Lynch CF, Jones MP, Alavanja MC, Sandler DP, Gerr F. Peripheral nervous system function and organophosphate pesticide use among licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. Apr 2012, 120(4):515-520. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Wardyn S, Forshey B, Smith T. High prevalence of panton-valentine leukocidin among methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus colonization in rural Iowa. Microb Drug Resist. Aug 2012, 18(4):427-33. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Yang J, O’Gara E, Cheng G, Kelly KM, Ramirez M, Burmeister LF, Merchant JA. At what age should children engage in agricultural tasks? Journal of Rural Health. Fall 2012, 28(4): 372-9. Formatted Paper or Public Access
2011
Fisher E, Donham K. Agricultural Medicine Core Course: Building capacity for health and safety professionals. Journal of Agromedicine. Apr 2011, 16(2):106-16. Formatted Paper or Public Access
Leedom Larson, KR, Harper, AL, Hanson, BM, Male, MJ, Wardyn, SE, Dressler, AE, Wagstrom, EA, Tendolkar, S, Diekema,DJ, Donham, KJ, Smith, TC. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pork production shower facilities. Appl Environ Microbiol. Jan 2011, 77(2):696-8. Formatted Paperor Public Access