Agricultural Occupational and Environmental Health : Policy Strategies for the Future A Report to the Nation
Author: National Coalition for Agricultural afety and Health
Date Published: 1989
America's most productive work force is being systematically liquidated by an epidemic of occupational disease and traumatic death and injury in the face of diminishing local and federal resources. This largely unrecognized epidemic is endangering the health and safety of both American agriculture and the rural communities that rely so heavily on agribusiness. In order to document these problems for the public record and to stimulate activities leading to formation of a national policy addressing agricultural health and safety problems, a four-part, action-oriented conference was held in September, 1988. This report to the Nation described the conference organization, summarizes the scientific papers presented at the conference, and lists the wealth of policy recommendations that were produced by conference participants.
Date Published: 1989
America's most productive work force is being systematically liquidated by an epidemic of occupational disease and traumatic death and injury in the face of diminishing local and federal resources. This largely unrecognized epidemic is endangering the health and safety of both American agriculture and the rural communities that rely so heavily on agribusiness. In order to document these problems for the public record and to stimulate activities leading to formation of a national policy addressing agricultural health and safety problems, a four-part, action-oriented conference was held in September, 1988. This report to the Nation described the conference organization, summarizes the scientific papers presented at the conference, and lists the wealth of policy recommendations that were produced by conference participants.
