Editor’s note: In 2015, Dr. Marcos Grigioni traveled to Iowa from Argentina to meet with agricultural safety and health practitioners at the University of Iowa. Dr. Grigioni attended the University of Iowa Rural Health and Agricultural Medicine Course, visited several farms, took part in a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day and spent time with the staff of Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (I-CASH).
In May, researchers from the UI College of Public Health will travel to Argentina to meet with farmers, veterinarians and university staff to begin developing an agricultural safety and health program for Argentine producers.
By Dr. Marcos Grigioni and Brandi Janssen
In Argentina, as in almost all the world, rural work is some of the most risky and dangerous, with large numbers of deaths and injuries from accidents and illnesses.
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