TY - JOUR PY - 2006// TI - Perceptions of youth risk and safety education: a survey of farm safety day camp participants and their parents JO - Journal of extension A1 - Arnold, Glen A1 - Jepsen, Dee A1 - Hedrick, Jason SP - 5RIB3 EP - 5RIB3 VL - 44 IS - 5 N2 - arm Safety Day Camps are popular educational formats for teaching safety awareness to rural youth audiences. Surveys were administered to 3rd graders and their parents following a safety day camp program to determine the amount of exposure the youth had to six identified rural hazards. Data showed that students are capable of self-reporting their exposure rate and risk of injury and that they are capable of following safety rules 91.8% of the time. Most parents (80%) revealed that the program was a beneficial experience for their children and reported a preference to general safety topics as opposed to farm-related topics.

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