Ohio

Ohio AgrAbility staff have been focusing on education and outreach this spring. Two AgrAbility staff presented training webinars to over 600 Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) staff and contractors. OOD is the state Vocational Rehabilitation agency, and OAP staff work closely with OOD staff and supervisors to serve Ohio AgrAbility farmers.

OAP Program Director Dee Jepsen and two OSU students, Dr. Leah Schwinn, DOT, and Andrew Kramer, MPH, presented three Fitness for Farm Life webinars - "Body Mechanics and Safe Lifting", "Stretches and Exercises", and "Health, Wellness and Chronic Pain Management", in May. All webinars were well attended, and the archived webinars continue to draw more viewers. Videos are available on the OAP website. Fact sheets and other resources will be added to the website after they are reviewed and published. A Train-the-Trainer program is also in final review and will be available late summer/early fall. See the "Fitness for Farm Life" page here.

Submitted by Laura Akgerman