Theme 1 – Of droughts and flooding rains (Secondary)
Theme 1 – Of droughts and flooding rains (Open)
Theme 2 – Red sky at night (Secondary)
Theme 2 – Red sky at night (Open)
Theme 3 – Country wisdom (Secondary)
Theme 3 – Country wisdom (Open)
Theme 4: Working the land (Secondary)
Theme 4: Working the land (Open)
2014-12-18 Slip, slop, slap failing for farmers – North West Farmer
FARMERS have been encouraged to rethink their sun protection routine following the findings of a local research project.
Dr Christel Smit-Kroner, from Barham, conducted her own research — in collaboration with the National Centre for Farmer Health — earlier this year into local farmers’ awareness on skin protection.
She said there were a lot of farmers using sunscreen, however some found it uncomfortable
to wear, and also weren’t reapplying it in the recommended two hours…
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2014-12-18 Slip, slop, slap failing for farmers – North West Farmer
2014-12-12 Pilot program aims to keep farm families healthy – Medicine Hat News
Melissa Villeneuve – Lethbridge Herald
Farm families learned their health should be as well-maintained as their tractors through the Sustainable Farm Families pilot program this past month.
SFF is an injury prevention and wellness program providing farmers, their families and employees with tools and techniques to manage their health and wellbeing.
The free two-day workshop, conducted by the Farm Safety Centre in Raymond, covered personal health assessments, action-planning and topics such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition, stress and farm safety.
The pilot program was funded through Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development.
SFF was first developed for the farming industry in Australia 11 years ago by a group of nurses who realized many of their patients had injuries or health problems deemed to be preventable. The perception is farm workers are outside doing physical activity all the time so they should be healthier, but Australian studies found they aren’t, said Laura Nelson, executive director of Farm Safety Centre.
Sustainable Farm Families™ – International programs
2014-12-06 New book ‘sows the seeds’ – Hamilton Spectator
The National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH) has launched a book which highlights the difficulties and solutions facing farmers in rural Australia.
Named ‘Sowing the Seeds of Farmer Health”, the book is a collaboration…
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2014-12-06 New book ‘sows the seeds’ – Hamilton Spectator
2014-12-02 Teaching Excellence – Hamilton Spectator
Australia’s only agricultural health and medicine postgraduate course is on a roll after being awarded the prestigious Deakin University’s Vice Chencellor’s Award for teaching excellence in 2014….
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