Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research at NIOSH Reviews of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (2008) / Chapter Skim
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B: Committee Methods for Gathering Information
B: Committee Methods for Gathering Information
Pages 275-287
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WRITTEN INFORMATION FROM NIOSH The NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program (AFF Program) provided a roughly 500-page notebook of information to the committee in advance of the committee's first meeting.
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The list of stakehold ers included representatives of federal and state agencies and of researchers and organizations in other countries. Letters to Stakeholders The invitation to comment on the NIOSH AFF Program was issued in a letter from committee Chair Paul Gunderson (see Box B-1)
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The committee's charge is to evaluate the impact and relevance of NIOSH's work in reducing workplace injury and illness and identify future directions NIOSH might take. The Committee to Review the NIOSH AFF Program is seeking input and advice from a variety of individuals and organizations that we believe are likely to have an interest in agriculture, forestry, and fishing safety and health and associated research.
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Sincerely, Paul Gunderson, Ph.D. Chair, Committee to Review the NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program Submitting Comments to the Study Committee Mail: Peggy Tsai Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources 500 Fifth Street, N.W.
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Responses could be submitted anonymously through the Web site. The committee invited stakeholder comments on several points: familiarity with NIOSH activities and products related to AFF, experience in working with NIOSH, the relevance and impact of NIOSH's work over the last decade in reducing occupational injuries and fatalities, and the major research challenges over the last decade and significant emerging research needs in AFF safety and health.
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Healthcare availability and afford ability may be factors in the demise of family farms. Surveillance Implement a comprehensive surveillance program on a national scale to monitor occupational disease, injury, and death.
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George Cook Mike DeSpain University of Vermont Tribal EPA Jim T Criswell Eileen Douglas Oklahoma State University Unknown George Daniels Daniel Dructor Farm Employers Labor Service America Loggers Council
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Kevin Hackett Mike Olin Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Farmer Service Program Sharon Pahlman Dan Hair Cooperative Extension, University of Workers' Compensation Fund Maryland George F Henning Dwayne Pavelock Pennsylvania Agromedicine Sam Houston State University Ron Jester William Pickett University of Delaware Queen's University Katherine H Kirkland Mark Purschwitz Association of Occupational and Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
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Wheat Jim Steinke The University of Alabama Farm Equipment Safety Source Catharine Young James Tollett The New York State Senate Southern Arkansas University Tom Zangrillo Robin Tutor Scattered Acres Farm East Coast Migrant Head Start Project COMMITTEE MEETINGS The committee held three face-to-face meetings during the course of its study. The first two included open sessions for information gathering.
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Wade, PhD NIOSH Senior Scientific Advisor 10:30 a.m. NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Research Program Overview George Conway, MD, MPH Director, NIOSH Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program 11:00 a.m.
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Adjourn Meeting II March 28-29, 2007 Beckman Center of the National Academies 100 Academy Drive Irvine, CA Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions Description of study charge and goals for the meeting Paul Gunderson, Committee Chair 9:10 a.m.
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Break 3:20 p.m. Producer Communities • Organics David Runsten, Executive Director, Community Alliance with Family Farms • Dairy Ray Souza, President, Western United Dairymen • Crops and Growers George Daniels, Executive Vice President, Farm Employers Labor Service 4:50 p.m.
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In addition to those listed earlier in this appendix, the committee acknowledges David Wegman of the National Academies Committee for the Review of NIOSH Research Programs, Michael Alavanja, Charles Andrews, George Daniels, Jerry Dzugan, John Garland, Ilene Jacobs, Mike Johnston, William Krycia, Michael Marsh, Brad Rein, Michael Rosecrans, Robert Rummer, David Runsten, and Ray Souza. The committee recognizes especially the assistance of George Conway.
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