Richter Jan S, Hall Becky G, Deere G David
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR 72207, USA.
J Rural Health. 2007 Winter;23(1):89-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00073.x.
Outreach to high-risk communities is one of the goals of Area Health Education Centers. One such population is the farm community, which is known to suffer high rates of traumatic events.
To describe a participatory methods initiative by the Arkansas Delta Area Health Education Center and other agencies to address farm-related health hazards in a 7-county region.
Regional injury and fatality data were gathered from sources including Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation insurance claims, the Arkansas Statistical Service Phone Survey, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the Cooperative Extension Service Division of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas. Focus groups were held to assess farmer perceptions and recommendations.
Accidents involving tractors accounted for 42% of deaths, and accidents with crop-spraying aircraft accounted for 36%. Focus group participants agreed that planting and harvesting seasons were particularly dangerous. Recommendations included educating motorists to be more cautious on agricultural area roads, using local farmers to provide farm safety training, and making safety equipment more available.
拓展高危社区是地区健康教育中心的目标之一。农场社区就是这样一个群体，已知该群体遭受创伤事件的比例很高。
描述阿肯色三角洲地区健康教育中心及其他机构发起的一项参与式方法倡议，以解决7个县地区与农场相关的健康危害问题。
从包括阿肯色农场局联合会保险理赔、阿肯色统计服务电话调查、国家农业统计局以及阿肯色大学农业合作推广服务部在内的来源收集区域伤害和死亡数据。举行焦点小组会议以评估农民的看法和建议。
涉及拖拉机的事故占死亡人数的42%，与作物喷洒飞机相关的事故占36%。焦点小组参与者一致认为种植和收获季节特别危险。建议包括教育驾车者在农业区域道路上更加谨慎，利用当地农民提供农场安全培训，以及增加安全设备的供应。
