Citation

Jepsen SD, Beaudreault AR. J. Agric. Saf. Health 2012; 18(2): 95-102.

Affiliation

Department of Food and Agricultural Engineering, The Ohio State University, 590 Woody Hayes Drive, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. jepsen.4@osu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Society of Agricultural Engineers)

DOI

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PMID

22655519

Abstract

To address the at-risk population of rural youth, Ohio State University Extension initiated a statewide farm safety day camp program, partnering with other state sponsors. The program has completed a ten-year anniversary, and evaluation data from the 79 camp sessions held within that timeframe (N = 15,440; response rate = 79.4%) were analyzed. The objectives of the evaluation were to determine youth perceptions of their experience as well as determine if the camp sessions accurately targeted high injury-causing agents. Overall, 75.0% of the campers were satisfied with the program, 76.0% reported that they learned from their participation, and 71.2% agreed that the information was relevant and useful. Popular topics taught at the day camps were consistent with the most prevalent on-farm injury hazards affecting youth populations, including livestock safety, ATV safety, lawn and garden safety, tractor and machinery safety, electrical safety, and water safety.

Language: en