National Farm Medicine Center

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The National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC), established in 1981, is a non-profit program in Marshfield, Wisconsin dedicated to agricultural health and safety research, and service.[1] The center is a component of the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, which is part of Marshfield Clinic.[2][3][4][5]

History

In the 1960s research was conducted by the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation on respiratory diseases common in dairy farmers. Dean Emanuel identified maple bark disease among paper mill workers.[6][7][8]

In 1964, a culture technique developed by Emanuel and Fritz Wenzel to identify the causative agent for "farmer's lung",[8][9][10] a chronic, progressive, inflammation in the lungs of farmers. By 1971 intervention and education programs targeting farmers were developed in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Research Station, located in Marshfield.[11] Discussions were held in 1980 and came to fruition in 1981 with the formation of an agricultural medicine center in Marshfield.[12]

Organization

The center is directed by Barbara C. Lee, PhD.[13][14] Its staff of 10+ includes five PhD level scientists, along with support staff.[15] Past directors include Matthew C. Keifer.[16][17]

Since 1997, the center has been home to the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS),[3][18][19][20] It is one of 11 Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education and Prevention[21] funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,[22] and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[23]

The majority of the center's funding comes from competitive government grants and contracts. Other sources of funding are private foundations, corporations, partnerships and donations.

Education and outreach

The National Farm Medicine Center hosts summer interns who are involved in research projects, farm visits, and field work.[24][25][26]

Research

The research areas this center participates in includes

In collaboration with the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, the following projects are conducted:

  • Seguridad en las Lecherias (safety in the dairy) - a addressing the health and safety needs of Hispanic dairy workers in Wisconsin[54][55]
  • Safe Return to work - a computer application that guides a clinician in returning an injured dairy or pork worker to light duty work[55][56]
  • Surveillance in Dairy - a survey-based project surveying the dairy community to explore changes in injury and illness.[55]
  • Rural Fire Fighters Delivering Agriculture Safety and Health (RF-DASH) - improves farmers access to rural health and safety consultation.[57]

In collaboration with the Central States Center for Agriculture Safety and Health (CS-CASH), the following projects are conducted:

Publications

  • Cultivate and Nurture are center newsletters
  • Year in Review is a year end publication
  • Journal of Agromedicine[60][61]

References

  1. ↑ "Making farm safety a priority". Hub City Times. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ↑ Mulhern B. Saving Lives: the Marshfield-based National Farm Medicine Center and its director, Barbara Lee, work to reduce traumatic agricultural injuries and deaths. Wisconsin Corporate Report, January 2008, pp. 26-29.
  3. 1 2 "CDC - Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative: NIOSH FACTS: Health and Safety for Kids on the Farm - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ S. Schultz. "National farm medicine center plans unveiled". Marshfield News Herald, April 22, 1982, p. A1.
  5. ↑ T. Murphy. "Farm safety their business". Wausau Daily Herald, October 15, 1989, p. D1.
  6. ↑ University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. "Alumni Gather and Honor a Pioneer in Marshfield". UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Emanuel, D. A.; Lawton, B. R.; Wenzel, F. J. (1962-02-15). "Maple-bark disease. Pneumonitis due to Coniosporium corticale". The New England Journal of Medicine. 266: 333–337. doi:10.1056/nejm196202152660704. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 13890068.
  8. 1 2 "Dean A. Emanuel, M.D. - Ripon Commonwealth Press". Ripon Commonwealth Press. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  9. ↑ Wenzel, F.; Emanuel, D. A.; Lawton, B. R.; Magnin, G. E. (November 1, 1964). "Isolation of the Causative Agent of Farmer's Lung". Annals of Allergy. 22: 533–540. ISSN 0003-4738. PMID 14215933.
  10. ↑ "Recognizing a pioneer in farm health and safety". Brownfield Ag News. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  11. ↑ "University of Wisconsin Agricultural Research Station".
  12. ↑ Mazza, Joseph J. (2006). Promoting agricultural health and safety: A history of the National Farm Medicine Center. Marshfield, Wisconsin. pp. 7–8.
  13. ↑ "Marshfield Clinic Research Institute - National Rural Health Association honors Dr. Lee with Researcher Award". www.marshfieldresearch.org. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  14. ↑ Healy, Jack (2018). "5-Year-Olds Work Farm Machinery, and Injuries Follow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  15. ↑ "Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation - Staff". marshfieldresearch.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ "National Farm Medicine Center".
  17. ↑ "Matthew Keifer, MD". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24.
  18. ↑ "National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety".
  19. ↑ "Barbara Lee PhD".
  20. ↑ "CDC - NIOSH Update - NIOSH Announces Cooperative Agreement Creating National Children's Center for Agricultural Injury Prevention". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ "CDC - NIOSH Grants and Funding - Extramural Research and Training Programs - Training and Research - Agricultural Centers". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  22. ↑ "CDC - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  23. ↑ "CDC works 24/7 to protect US from health, safety and security threats". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  24. ↑ "New Extension Approaches to Serving Agricultural Media in Advancing Farm-Life Safety Communications". The Journal of Extension (JOE). Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  25. ↑ "Marshfield Clinic Research Institute - Study takes fresh look at engaging media in farm safety coverage". www.marshfieldresearch.org. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  26. ↑ umash (2018-02-20). "Study takes fresh look at engaging media in farm safety coverage". Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  27. ↑ "5-Year-Olds Work Farm Machinery, and Injuries Follow". The New York Times. 2018-01-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  28. ↑ "Dairy farmers' dirty noses, mouths likely healthy". Wisconsin State Farmer. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  29. ↑ Shukla, Sanjay K.; Ye, Zhan; Sandberg, Scott; Reyes, Iris; Fritsche, Thomas R.; Keifer, Matthew (2017-08-29). "The nasal microbiota of dairy farmers is more complex than oral microbiota, reflects occupational exposure, and provides competition for staphylococci". PLOS ONE. 12 (8): e0183898. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0183898. PMC 5574581. PMID 28850578.
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  32. ↑ Ludka-Gaulke, Tiffany; Ghera, Princy; Waring, Stephen C.; Keifer, Matthew; Seroogy, Christine; Gern, James E.; Kirkhorn, Steven (January 2018). "Farm exposure in early childhood is associated with a lower risk of severe respiratory illnesses". Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 141 (1): 454–456.e4. doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2017.07.032. PMC 5758418. PMID 28870458.
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  51. ↑ Weichelt, Bryan; Gorucu, Serap (2018-02-17). "Supplemental surveillance: a review of 2015 and 2016 agricultural injury data from news reports on AgInjuryNews.org". Injury Prevention: injuryprev–2017–042671. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042671. ISSN 1353-8047. PMID 29386372.
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  58. ↑ Weichelt, Bryan; Yoder, Aaron; Bendixsen, Casper; Pilz, Matthew; Minor, Gerald; Keifer, Matthew (2018-07-03). "Augmented Reality Farm MAPPER Development: Lessons Learned from an App Designed to Improve Rural Emergency Response". Journal of Agromedicine. 23 (3): 284–296. doi:10.1080/1059924x.2018.1470051. ISSN 1059-924X.
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