National Farm Medicine Center

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The National Farm Medicine Center (NFMC),established in 1981, is a non-profit program in Marshfield, Wisconsin dedicated to agricultural health and safety research, and service.[1] The center is a component of the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, which is part of Marshfield Clinic.[2][3][4][5]

History

In the 1960s research was conducted by the Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation on respiratory diseases common in dairy farmers. Dean Emanuel identified maple bark disease among paper mill workers.[6][7][8]

In 1964, a culture technique developed by Emanuel and Fritz Wenzel helped identify the causative agent for "farmer's lung",[8][9][10] a chronic, progressive, inflammation in the lungs of farmers. By 1971 intervention and education programs targeting farmers were developed in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Agricultural Research Station, located just outside Marshfield.[11] Discussions were held in 1980 and came to fruition in 1981 with the formation of an agricultural medicine center in Marshfield, .[12]

Organization

The center is directed by Matthew C. Keifer.[13][14] Its staff of 10+ includes four PhD level scientists, along with support staff.[15] Past directors include Barbara C. Lee, PhD.

Since 1997, the center has been home to the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS),[3][16][17][18] It is one of 10 Centers for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research, Education and Prevention[19] funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health,[20] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.[21]

The majority of the center's funding comes from competitive government grants and contracts. Other sources of funding are private foundations, corporations, partnerships and donations.

Education and outreach

The National Farm Medicine Center typically hosts summer interns who are involved in research projects, farm visits, and field work.

Research

In collaboration with the Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, the following projects are conducted:

Publications

References

  1. ↑ "Making farm safety a priority". Hub City Times. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ↑ Mulhern B. Saving Lives: the Marshfield-based National Farm Medicine Center and its director, Barbara Lee, work to reduce traumatic agricultural injuries and deaths. Wisconsin Corporate Report, January 2008, pp. 26-29.
  3. 1 2 "CDC - Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative: NIOSH FACTS: Health and Safety for Kids on the Farm - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ S. Schultz. "National farm medicine center plans unveiled". Marshfield News Herald, April 22, 1982, p. A1.
  5. ↑ T. Murphy. "Farm safety their business". Wausau Daily Herald, October 15, 1989, p. D1.
  6. ↑ University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. "Alumni Gather and Honor a Pioneer in Marshfield". UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Emanuel, D. A.; Lawton, B. R.; Wenzel, F. J. (1962-02-15). "Maple-bark disease. Pneumonitis due to Coniosporium corticale". The New England Journal of Medicine. 26: 333–337. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 13890068.
  8. 1 2 "Dean A. Emanuel, M.D. - Ripon Commonwealth Press". Ripon Commonwealth Press. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  9. ↑ Wenzel, F.; Emanuel, D. A.; Lawton, B. R.; Magnin, G. E. (November 1, 1964). "Isolation of the Causative Agent of Farmer's Lung". Annals of Allergy. 22: 533–540. ISSN 0003-4738. PMID 14215933.
  10. ↑ "Recognizing a pioneer in farm health and safety". Brownfield Ag News. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  11. ↑ "University of Wisconsin Agricultural Research Station".
  12. ↑ Mazza, Joseph J. (2006). Promoting agricultural health and safety: A history of the National Farm Medicine Center. Marshfield, Wisconsin. pp. 7–8.
  13. ↑ "National Farm Medicine Center".
  14. ↑ "Matthew Keifer, MD".
  15. ↑ "Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation - Staff". marshfieldresearch.org. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ "National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety".
  17. ↑ "Barbara Lee PhD".
  18. ↑ "CDC - NIOSH Update - NIOSH Announces Cooperative Agreement Creating National Children's Center for Agricultural Injury Prevention". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  19. ↑ "CDC - NIOSH Grants and Funding - Extramural Research and Training Programs - Training and Research - Agricultural Centers". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  20. ↑ "CDC - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ "CDC works 24/7 to protect US from health, safety and security threats.". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Students work on farm safety training for immigrant dairy workers". farmprogress.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 Archibald, Joy. "Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center – UMASH Projects". umash.umn.edu. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  24. ↑ "2015 APHA Annual Meeting & Expo (Oct. 31 - Nov. 4, 2015): Nuance to Numbers: Transforming Unstructured Physical Therapist Field Data to Structured Farm Task Data for an Injured/Ill Return to Work Software Application". apha.confex.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Journal of Agromedicine".

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