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Title: Farm Safety and Health Workshops Protecting Farm Families


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Farm Safety and Health WorkshopsProtecting
Farm Families
Conducted by Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
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You Can Make a Difference
  • Nearly 60 decline in injuries since 1998 (from
    16.6 to 6.8 per 1,000 farms)
  • Education plays a big role in this decline.
  • Farm Safety 4 Just Kids promotes a safe farm
    environment to prevent health hazards, injuries,
    and fatalities to children and youth.

3
Hold a Workshop
  • Between January and august 2011
  • Increase farm safety and health program activity
    within the states of
  • Montana
  • Wyoming
  • South Dakota
  • North Dakota

4
Available Funding
  • 1000 per workshop
  • 500 for educational resources
  • 500 participant travel incentives
  • Exact amount determined by participant numbers
    and distances from meeting
  • T-shirts provided for programs back home
  • No funding provided for lunch, snacks, or meeting
    space

5
Advisory Group
  • Develop agenda
  • Identify speakers
  • Secure meeting room
  • Seek out lunch providers
  • Identify invitees

6
Help from FS4JK
  • Coordinate advisory group conference call
  • E-mail invitations to potential participants
  • Program flyers and handouts
  • Conduct workshop sessions on farm-related
    childhood injuries and FS4JK resources
  • Provide participant resources

7
Interested??????
  • Contact FS4JK indicating interest in helping
  • Shari Burgus
  • shari_at_fs4jk.org
  • 1-800-423-5437 X 101
  • Contact others in your area about coordinating
    efforts
  • Identify upcoming events taking place in your
    area
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