Extension Communications Extension 4-H Youth Building Ames, Iowa 50011-3630 (515) 294-9915

9/14/04

Contacts:
Chuck Schwab, Ag and Biosystems Engineering, (515) 294-4131, cvschwab@iastate.edu
Jean McGuire, Continuing Education and Communication Services, (515) 294-7033, jmcguire@iastate.edu

Iowa Observes Farm Health and Safety Week

AMES, Iowa -- The National Safety Council has designated Sept. 19-25 as National Farm Safety and Health Week. The group has chosen "Agricultural Safety & Health: Yields for a Lifetime" as this year's national theme.

Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has designated Sept. 22 as Iowa Farm Safety and Health Day for Children and Youth.

Iowa State University Extension staff work year round with other organizations to promote agriculture safety practices in the state. Below is a collection of resources from ISU Extension and other organizations working to make Iowa farms safer.

Included in this year's offering are the following items:
Iowa Farm Safety Council media release: "Farm Safety and Health Week"
ISU Extension media release: "Hitch and Go Safely This Harvest Season"
ISU Extension media release: "New Book and Video Promote Farm Safety for Children"
Iowa Department of Public Health media release: "Anhydrous Ammonia Safety"
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids media release: "FS4JK Focuses on Tractor Safety Awareness"
Sharing Help Awareness United Network media release: "National Farm Safety and Health Week 2004"
MidWest Plan Service media release: "Responding to Harvest Injuries"
MidWest Plan Service information sheet: "Learn All about Farm Fire Safety"
I-CASH media release: "Machine Guarding"
I-CASH information sheet: "Active Programs"
AgriWellness Inc. media release: "Response to Mental Health Issues"
Iowa Farm Safety and Health Week Proclamation

For more information on farm safety visit any of the Web sites listed in the news releases listed above or visit: www.abe.iastate.edu/Safety/.

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