The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has awarded the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety a competitive grant renewal of $6 million over five years to continue its mission of childhood agricultural injury prevention.
The NCC, which is part of the Marshfield Clinic's National Farm Medicine Center, will use the funds to study youth operating ATVs for farm work, adolescent mental health, the link between child care and farm safety, and other safety issues important to the agriculture community.
"Childhood agricultural safety has never been more important than now during the coronavirus pandemic,” said NCC Director Barbara Lee, Ph.D. "Children are spending more time on farms, which can be positive from a family perspective, but it also increases their exposure to farm hazards and raises super-vision challenges with home-schooling and closure of many child care centers."
The National Children's Center is one of 11 agricultural centers funded by NIOSH. It is the only facility dedicated to childhood agricultural injury prevention.
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