Editorial: Safeguarding youth from agricultural injury and illness: international experiences
Lee, Barbara C., Becot, Florence A., Bendixsen, Casper, Benny, Christopher, Lundqvist, Peter, Swenson, Andrea, Weichelt, Bryan, and Franklin, Richard C. (2023) Editorial: Safeguarding youth from agricultural injury and illness: international experiences. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. 1270578.
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[Extract] Worldwide, agriculture is among the most dangerous industries and one of the few that involves children (<18 years-of-age) in the worksite as laborers or bystanders. Children are exposed to an array of agriculture-related hazards whether working or merely being present in the farm environment. From a public health and child advocacy perspective, safeguarding these young people from preventable disease and injury is important for many reasons. The negative impacts of a childhood agricultural disease or injury range from permanent disabilities, death, family disruptions, and economic hardships including the potential loss of a sustainable family farm enterprise. At the same time, growing up in an agricultural setting can lead to independent, hardworking, successful adults, who gain a range of benefits, including skill development, family time together, improved immune response, and other protective health factors.
| Item ID: | 80549 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Editorial) |
| ISSN: | 2296-2565 |
| Keywords: | agriculture, children, farm, injury, policy, safety, work, youth |
| Copyright Information: | © 2023 Lee, Becot, Bendixsen, Benny, Lundqvist, Swenson, Weichelt and Franklin. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2023 00:07 |
| FoR Codes: | 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420601 Community child health @ 50% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420604 Injury prevention @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200408 Injury prevention and control @ 100% |
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