"Gaining Elevation - Reaching New Heights for Agricultural Safety and Health" was the theme of this year's ISASH (International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health) Conference. Inetta Fluharty attended this four-day training for the agricultural safety and health community in Logan, Utah, June 25-29.
The conference is a clearinghouse for research and intervention ideas and brings together engineers, educators, insurers, physicians, nurses, veterinarians, statisticians, communicators, anthropologists, business leaders, and many others - all of whom play an influential role in agricultural safety and health. Sessions highlighted farm safety systems, youth safety, medical responses in agricultural safety and health and many others. Various committees offer an opportunity to participate in focus areas. Inetta Fluharty is a member of the Rural Occupational Health Committee and the Family, Farmstead & Leisure Committee.
Inetta Fluharty became a member of the AgriSafe Professional Organization. AgriSafe's mission is to support agricultural health and safety professionals who provide access to preventative services for farm families and the agricultural community. The AgriSafe Network is working to provide AgriSafe professionals and clinicians to farmers across the country, ensuring the farmer is not misdiagnosed from an agricultural exposure. Trainings are provided to the farmers and farm workers on safety and health issues to protect themselves on the farm.
Submitted by Inetta Fluharty