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CHILDHOOD AGRICULTURAL INJURY PREVENTION INITIATIVE

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Publications

Journal Articles

A National Overview of Youth and Injury Trends on US Farms, 2001-2014
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: July 2021 / 27(3): 121-134

National Estimates of Youth and Injuries on U.S. Farms, 2012
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: October 2018 / 24(4): 261-269

Asthma among Household Youth on Racial Minority Operated Farms—United States, 2008
Journal of Agrromedicine: April 2018 / 23(2): 144-153

The NIOSH CROPS demonstration project: A study in New York and Virginia with an emphasis on youth
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: July 2016 / 22(3): 173-186

Youth on racial minority operated U.S. farms, 2008: Demographics and injuries
Journal of Safety Research: December 2014 / 51: 81-86

Updating the NAGCAT tractor guidelines to reflect the latest scientific evidence
Journal of Agromedicine: June 2014 / 19(2): 214

Partnering strategies for childhood agricultural safety and health
Journal of Agromedicine: April 2012 / 17(2): 225-231

Injuries to Hired Crop Workers in the United States – A Descriptive Analysis of a National Probability Sample
American Journal of Industrial Medicine: October 2011 / 54(10): 734-747

Injuries to Hired Crop Workers in the United States & A Descriptive Analysis of a National Probability Sample
American Journal of Industrial Medicine: October 2011 / 54(10): 734-747

Injury Surveillance for Youth on Farms in the U.S., 2006
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: November 2010 / 15(4): 377-388

Changing Farm Injury Trends by Sex for Youth Living on U.S. Farms, 1998-2006
The Journal of Rural Health: March 2010 / 26(2): 182-188

Youth Living on Hispanic Operated Farms: Injuries and Population Estimates in the U.S. 2000
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: November 2009 / 16(4): 279-291

Prevalence of Asthma Among Youth on Hispanic-operated Farms in the United States – 2000
Journal of Agromedicine: December 2008/13(3): 155-164

Nonfatal Injuries to Household Youth on Native American Operated Farms in the U.S., 2000
Journal of Agromedicine: July 2007 / 11(3/4): 61-69

Nonfatal All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Injuries to Youths Living on Farms in the United States, 2001
Journal of Rural Health: September-November 2006 / 22(4): 308-313

Nonfatal Injuries to Household Youth on Racial Minority-Operated Farms in the U.S., 2000
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: March 2006 / 12(4):315-324

Fatal Work-Related Injuries in the Agriculture Production Sector Among Youth in the United States, 1992-2002
Journal of Agromedicine: April 2006 / 11(2): 57-65

Injuries to Youth Living on U.S. Farms in 2001 with Comparison to 1998
Journal of Agromedicine: May 2006 / 10(4):19-26

Household Youth on Minority Operated Farms in the United States, 2000: Exposures to and Injuries From Work, Horses, ATVs and Tractors
Journal of Safety Resarch: May 2005 / 36(2): 149-157

Farm Fatalities to Youth 1995-2000: A Comparison by Age Groups
Journal of Safety Research: May 2004 / 35(2): 151-157

On-Farm Falls Among Youth Less than 20-years Old in the U.S.
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: Jan 2004 / 10(1): 27-38

Fatal On-Farm Injuries Among Youth 16 to 19 Years of Age: 1982-1994
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: May 2001 / 7(2): 101-112

Non-Fatal Animal Related Injuries to Youth Occurring on Farms in the United States, 1998
Injury Prevention: 2001 / 7(4): 307-311

Fatal Work-related Injuries in the Agricultural Production and Services Sector Among Youth in the U.S. 1992-1996
Journal of Agromedicine: May 2000 / 6(3): 27-41

Young Workers At Risk When Working in Agricultural Production
American Journal of Industrial Medicine: September 1999 / 36(S1): 31-33

A National Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health: May 1998 / 4(Special Issue 1): 183-191

NIOSH Documents

Injuries to Youth on Farms and Safety Recommendations, U.S. 2006
NIOSH Publication No. 2009-117 (February 2009)

Injuries to Youth on U.S. Farm Operations, 2004
NIOSH Publication No. 2007-161 (August 2007)

Injuries to Youth on Racial Minority Farm Operations, 2003
NIOSH Publication No. 2007-163 (August 2007)

Injuries to Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations, 2003
NIOSH Publication No. 2007-162 (August 2007)

Injury and Asthma Among Youth Less Than 20 Years of Age on Minority Farm Operations in the United States, 2000 Volume II: Hispanic National Data
NIOSH Publication No. 2006-109 (October 2005)

Injury and Asthma Among Youth Less Than 20 Years of Age on Minority Farm Operations in the United States, 2000, Volume I: Racial Minority National Data
NIOSH Publication No. 2005-147 (July 2005)

Injuries Among Youth on Farms, 2001
NIOSH Publication No. 2004-172 (December 2004)

Asthma Among Household Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations
NIOSH Publication No. 2004-158
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Injuries to Youth on Hispanic Farm Operations
NIOSH Publication No. 2004-157
en español

Conference Proceedings: Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders for Children and Adolescents Working in Agriculture
NIOSH Publication No. 2004-119 (June 2004)

Asthma Among Household Youth on Minority Farm Operations
NIOSH Publication No. 2004-118 (December 2003)

Injuries to Youth on Minority Farm Operations
NIOSH Publication No. 2004-117 (December 2003)

Fatal Unintentional Farm Injuries Among Persons Less than 20 Years of Age in the United States: Geographic Profiles
NIOSH Publication No. 2001-131 (July 2001)

Injuries Among Youth on Farms in the United States, 1998
NIOSH Publication No. 2001-154 (June 2001)

Injuries Among Farm Workers in the United States, 1995
NIOSH Publication No. 2001-153 (May 2001)

MMWR Articles

Conference Presentations/Technical Papers

All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries to Youth Living and Working on Farms in the U.S., 2001-2006
2008. M. Goldcamp. Research paper presented at the 2008 NIFS Annual Conference, Lancaster, PA.

Injuries Among Youth on Farms in the United States, 2006
2008. K.J. Hendricks. Research paper presented at the 2008 NIFS Annual Conference, Lancaster, PA.

Tractor Roll-Overs and Farm Safety Exposure Data on Farms and Ranches, U.S. 2006
2008. L.A. Layne, D. Hard, K.J. Hendricks and J.R. Myers. Research paper presented at the 2008 NIFS Annual Conference, Lancaster, PA.

Fatal Work-Related Injuries in the Agricultural Production Sector Among Youth in the United States, 1992- 2002
2005. David L. Hard and John R. Myers. Technical paper presented at the 2005 NIFS Annual Conference, Wintergreen, VA.

Non-fatal All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries to Youth on Farms in the U.S., 2001
2004. Michael Goldcamp, John Myers, Kitty Hendricks, and Larry Layne. Research paper presented at the 2004 NIFS Annual Conference, Keystone, CO.

A Comparison of Injuries Among Youth Living on Farms in the US, 1998-2001
2004. Kitty J. Hendricks, Larry A. Layne, E. Michael Goldcamp and John R. Myers. Research paper presented at the 2004 NIFS Annual Conference, Keystone, CO.

Non-Fatal Injuries: An Overview of Injuries to Youth Living on Racial-Minority Operated Farms in the US, 2000
2003. Goldcamp Michael, Hendricks Kitty, Layne Larry and Myers John. Research paper presented at the 2003 NIFS Annual Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Farm Hazards to Household Youth on Minority Operated Farms in the US, 2000: Exposure and Injury from Work, Horses, ATVs and Tractors
2003. Hendricks Kitty, Myers John R., Goldcamp Michael and Layne Larry. Research paper presented at the 2003 NIFS Annual Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Demographics and Non-fatal Injury Patterns of Youth Less than 20 Years Old on Hispanic Operated Farms in the US, 2000
2003. Layne LA, Myers JR, Hendricks KJ and Goldcamp EM. Research paper presented at the 2003 NIFS Annual Conference, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Fatal and Non-Fatal Falls in US Agricultural Production to Youth Less Than 20 Years Old
2002. Hendricks KJ, Myers JR, Goldcamp EM. Presented at the 2002 NIFS Annual Conference, Ponte Vedra, FL.

Farm Fatalities to Youth 1995-1997: A Comparison by Age Groups
2002. Goldcamp EM, Myers JR, Hendricks KJ. Presented at the 2002 NIFS Annual Conference, Ponte Vedra, FL.

Non-fatal Animal-Related Farm Injuries to Youth in the United States – 1998
2001. Hendricks KJ, Adekoya N. Presented at the 2001 NIFS Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.