National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety is celebrating 25 years of preventing injuries associated with the agricultural worksite, one of the nation’s most hazardous worksites and the only one where children of any age may be present. The center kicked off its observance March 28-30 during the North American Agricultural Safety Summit in Las Vegas, Nev., sharing its latest research and resources with leaders in agricultural industry, farm organizations, academic research and government agencies. “We are excited to be celebrating this milestone, and we have a number of ways that people can get involved,” said Marsha Salzwedel Ed.D., youth agricultural safety specialist with the National Children’s Center. On May 19, the center will host an online discussion featuring highlights and stories from the past 25 years. Anyone with a passion for agricultural safety is welcome to attend. It will be the first of several online and in-person activities in 2022. Check www.marshfieldresearch.org/nccrahs for details of events as they become available. The National Children’s Center, part of the National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, was established in 1997 with funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is one of 11 NIOSH-funded Agricultural Centers, and the only center dedicated to childhood agricultural injury prevention. PrevNext
