Citation

Fisher EL, Donham KJ. J. Agromed. 2011; 16(2): 106-116.

Affiliation

Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1059924X.2011.560065

PMID

21462023

Abstract

In 1987 the University of Iowa began training health care professionals to care for farmers' occupational health needs. The training enables health professionals from various disciplines to function in the anticipation, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational illnesses and injuries in the farm community. A grant from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) entitled "Building Capacity for Health and Safety Professionals" allowed for the expansion of this training to other states. This paper describes the challenges, successes, and lessons learned from dissemination of Agricultural Medicine Core Course.

Language: en