Australasian Injury Prevention Network Conference

March 12 @ 11:30 am 1:00 pm

Rotorua, New Zealand.

Dr Jacquie Cotton will be running a workshop about Translating Farmer Health and Safety into action: Using evidence, influence and action to improve farmer health, wellbeing and safety.

The tools and resources demonstrate the broader context of agricultural safety and wellbeing in rural Australia through relatable and accessible content. What is the workshop? National Centre for Farmer Health proudly showcases its injury prevention resources for farmers, educators and rural professionals at the AIPN Conference.

This workshop will:
• Describe and highlight why farm safety is important for injury and illness prevention;
• Showcase the audio-visual and digital animation resources created specifically for youth education, and their use in the broader promotion of health and safety
• Demonstrate how to share and utilise support resources in rural communities.
• Discuss farm safety culture and the importance of measurement and evaluation of injury prevention tools.

Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and share their role in the culture of health, safety and wellbeing in rural communities.