Journalists sought for childhood agricultural safety and health workshop

"Children and Agriculture: Telling the Story," is a national series of
workshops for journalists that focus on the complex and sometimes
controversial issues surrounding childhood safety and health in the
agricultural environment. The 2008 workshop is scheduled for June 5-6
in Texarkana, on the Texas-Arkansas border. Ten journalists
representing print and electronic media will be selected from
applicants. No fee will be charged. Stipends will be offered to help
defray travel and lodging expenses. Application deadline is April 30.

The 1 ½-day workshop is a story-generating event that gathers
farm-health researchers, child-safety advocates, medical
professionals, agricultural producers and journalists for field trips
and discussions. Dialogue with expert sources and knowledge gathered
firsthand on field trips will focus on the following topics:

* Leading causes of childhood injuries on farms (tractors, large
animals)

* Farmworker children (labor laws, daycare, takehome pesticides)

Field trips will include the unique Hope Migrant Complex and two
family farms with agritourism operations.

Do you know of a journalist who might be interested?

Contact workshop director
Scott Heiberger (heiberger.scott@...)
National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety,
1-800-662-6900, press 7.

Journalists can contact Heiberger or learn more by going to
www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc. On the lefthand side, click "Education
and Training," and "Journalists' Workshop."
Previous workshops have been held in Marshfield, Wis.; Cooperstown,
N.Y.; Wenatchee, Wash.; and Harrodsburg, Ky. The workshop is a project
of the National Children's Center, which is a program of the National
Farm Medicine Center and Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation in
Marshfield, Wis. Funding is provided by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health. The co-host for this year's workshop
is the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and
Education located at the University of Texas Health Science Center at
Tyler.

--
Sandra L. Freeland, Manager
WESTERN CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL HEALTH & SAFETY
C.H.E. Old Davis Road, South
University of California, Davis 95616
(530) 752-5253/4050
(530) 752-5047 FAX
http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu

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