Agriculture Reference
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Resources would be distributed among the three industries covered by the pro-
gram according to appropriate measures of impact, such as numbers and types of
fatalities and nonfatal injuries and illnesses, and the application of objective metrics
of direct and indirect costs. Appropriate resource distribution requires a complete
understanding of populations at risk, and requires surveillance to characterize in-
juries, illnesses, and associated costs and to detect new trends. Surveillance methods
specific to the regions of the population at risk would be used to ensure adequate
coverage. Strategies for developing new objective approaches to measure the socio-
economic impact of work-related injury and illness would be established.
The ideal AFF Program would be highly visible in the industries covered at
federal, state, and local levels. The program would have representation across the
country in numbers proportional to the population at risk. The program would
form partnerships with existing agencies, universities, or other organizations that
have complementary missions and would leverage infrastructure and relationships
toward accomplishing its goals, with emphasis on surveillance and outreach. The
ideal program would address the research needs of large, medium, and small-sized
operations. Large corporations produce most of our food and fiber products, are
able to harness resources to implement many recent technological developments,
and would be viewed as valuable partners of NIOSH.
Program evaluation procedures that use both internal and external reviews
would be conducted at regular intervals. A short summary of the reviews would
be accessible to the public.
SPECIFIC PROGRAM COMPONENTS
When considering the ideal research program, the committee focused its efforts
on identifying the following program components that would comprehensively
and effectively address the safety and health issues that face workers in agriculture,
forestry, and fishing:
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Identify and engage stakeholders,
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Identify populations at risk,
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Conduct surveillance,
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Conduct health effects research,
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Conduct intervention research,
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Conduct health services research and training,
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Conduct research on knowledge diffusion and technology transfer,
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Inform public policy and provide regulatory assistance,
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Conduct program evaluation initiatives.
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