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UMASH: Agricultural Health and Safety Course for Medical and Safety Professionals

July 18, 2023 - August 11, 2023

This course is designed to examine key health and safety issues specific to rural and agricultural workers. Experts will present course material relevant to those working in health care, public health, education, and safety professions. You may choose to participate in any or all of the three sessions. The in-person sessions will be held in Room 3013 of the Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health. The live stream sessions will be delivered via Zoom. The links to the online modules will be sent via email.

Course Dates:

  • July 18-19- Session A: Agricultural Health (In-Person/Live Stream)
  • July 20-21- Session B: Agricultural Safety and Prevention (In-Person/Live Stream)
  • July 18- August 11- Session C: Special Topics (Online Modules)

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be better able to…

  1. Evaluate the core elements of agricultural medicine.
  2. Integrate the anticipation, recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational and environmental illnesses and injuries within rural and agricultural communities.
  3. Qualify to become an AgriSafe Provider in order to develop sustainable agricultural occupational health and safety delivery programs within their region.

As a way of saying thank you to rural and urban health care providers, emergency services personnel, and those who provide other essential services to our communities, this course is offered free of charge. However, registration is required. The textbook is available for purchase at $90 (optional). The deadline to register is July 11, 2023.

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Details

Start:
July 18, 2023
End:
August 11, 2023
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