Kentucky Injury Prevention
and Research Center Publications

Delivering Health Education Messages for Part-time Farmers through Local Employers

Vickie Brandt, Rn, BSN, Tim Struttmann, MSPH, Henry Cole, EdD, Larry Piercy, MA

Journal of Agromedicine 2001. pp 23-30

Fifty-nine percent of principal farm operators in Kentucky work at jobs off the farm. These job settings can be a conduit for dissemination of health education and injury prevention messages. The Community Partners for Healthy Farming Project initiated a tractor Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) promotion campaign and through employers disseminated materials on the risks of tractor over turns and benefits of ROPS. Eight businesses participated in this effort. A case report describes one employer's activities in detail.

Keywords: tractor, employer, safety, ROPS, dissemination, injury prevention


Comments to Mark Schneider, Last Modified: July 9, 2001 by JP
Copyright ©2000, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center
Terms, Conditions & Privacy Statement