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Citation

Guin SM, Wheat JR, Allinder RS, Fanucchi GJ, Wiggins OS, Johnson GJ. J. Agromed. 2012; 17(1): 22-29.

Affiliation

Department of Community and Rural Medicine , The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences , Tuscaloosa , Alabama.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/1059924X.2012.627319

PMID

22191500

Abstract

Agromedicine developments in Alabama rest heavily on the interest and support of the farm community. Participatory approaches have been advocated in order to impact the safety and health of farms. The University of Alabama Agromedicine Research Team, working closely with and guided by farmers, places emphasis on identifying areas of farmer concern related to agricultural health and safety and on developing jointly with the farmers plans to address their concerns. Agricultural extension agents were key to developing the trust relationships among farmers, health professionals, and extension personnel required for these successful agricultural safety and health developments. In this article the authors describe how the research team engaged farmers in participatory research to develop service learning activities for graduate students studying Agricultural Safety and Health at The University of Alabama. Accepting farmers' active role in research processes creates an environment that is favorable to change, while providing farmers reassurance that their health and safety is of utmost importance to the researchers.


Language: en

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