Agricultural medicine : rural occupational and environmental health, safety, and prevention / / Kelley J. Donham and Anders Thelin

• Autore: Donham Kelley J.
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, , [2016]; ©2016
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (605 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.196/98
• Soggetto topico: Agricultural laborers - Health and hygiene; Agricultural laborers - Diseases; Agriculture - Health aspects; Medicine, Rural; Rural health
• Persona (resp. second.): ThelinAnders
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; About the Reviewers ; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Introduction to the Professional Specialty of Agricultural Medicine (Agricultural Safety and Health); 1.2 Terminology and Definitions; 1.3 What is an Agricultural Health and Safety Professional?; 1.3.1 The Primary Care Physician, Nurse, Allied Health Professionals, and Veterinary Practitioners; 1.3.2 The Full-time Agricultural Health and Safety Specialist ; 1.4 Training of Agricultural Health Practitioners and Agriculture Health and Safety Specialists ; 1.4.1 Training for Healthcare Practitioners 1.4.2 Training Full-time Agriculture Health and Safety Specialists ; 1.5 Demographics of the Agricultural Workforce; 1.6 The Evolution of Production Agricultural, Workforce, and Types of Farms; 1.6.1 Family Farms; 1.6.2 Principal Operator; 1.6.3 Farm Family Members; 1.6.4 Farm Workers; 1.6.5 Indigenous Farm Workers; 1.6.6 Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers; 1.6.7 Large Farms and Industrial-style Farms ; 1.6.8 Family Corporations; 1.7 Other Occupations Exposed to the Agricultural Environment; 1.8 General Health Status of the Agricultural Population ; 1.9 Occupational Health Status of the Agricultural Workforce 1.10 Occupational Injury and Illness Statistics; 1.11 Persistent and Emerging Megatrends in Agriculture: Health-Safety Implications; 1.12 A Preview of Specific Occupational Health and Safety Risks and Conditions; 1.12.1 Special Risk Populations in Agriculture (Chapter 2); 1.12.2 Agricultural Respiratory Conditions (Chapter 3); 1.12.3 Agricultural Skin Diseases (Chapter 4); 1.12.4 Cancer in Agricultural Populations (Chapter 5); 1.12.5 Toxicology of Pesticides (Chapter 6) ; 1.12.6 General Environmental Health Hazards in Agriculture (Chapter 7)1.12.7 Musculoskeletal Diseases in Agriculture (Chapter 8); 1.12.8 Physical Factors Affecting Health (Chapter 9); 1.12.9 Mental, Social, and Behavioral Health in Agriculture (Chapter 10); 1.12.10 Acute Agricultural Injuries (Chapter 11); 1.12.11 Human Health Hazards of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (Chapter 12); 1.12.12 Agricultural and Rural Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Chapter 13); 1.12.13 Prevention of Illness and Injury in Agricultural Populations (Chapter 15) ; 1.12.14 Agricultural Health and Safety Organizations 1.13 Summary; References; Chapter 2 Special Risk Populations in Agricultural Communities; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Women in Agriculture; 2.2.1 Work Exposures/Risk Factors for Farm Women; 2.2.2 Prevention; 2.3 Youths in Agriculture; 2.3.1 Work Exposures/Risks Factors; 2.3.2 Prevention; 2.3.3 Going Beyond Awareness-level Education Aimed at Farm Youths ; 2.4 Elderly Farmers; 2.4.1 Work Exposures/Risks; 2.4.2 Recommendations for Prevention; 2.5 Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers; 2.5.1 Work Exposures/Risks; 2.5.2 Prevention and Protection of MSFWs ; 2.6 Old-order Anabaptists
• Titolo autorizzato: Agricultural medicine
• ISBN: 1-118-64740-8; 1-118-64721-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820458603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: THEi Wiley ebooks.