TY - JOUR
T1 - What we know about the effectiveness of farm safety day programs and what we need to know
AU - McCallum, Debra Moehle
AU - Murphy, Shannon
AU - Reed, Deborah B.
AU - Claunch, Deborah T.
AU - Reynolds, Susan J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - Background: Farm safety day camps are grassroots educational interventions organized and conducted by members of a local community. These events are held in an effort to promote safety knowledge and behavior in children who live on family farms or are exposed to the hazards of the agricultural industry. Since the dramatic increase in farm safety day camps beginning in the 1990s, researchers have been called upon to evaluate their effectiveness. Purpose: The current paper reviews more than a decade of research, describing what is currently known about the effectiveness of farm safety days and suggesting potential methods for addressing questions regarding gaps in what we know about their effectiveness. Conclusions: The results of these evaluations indicate that farm safety days have a positive impact on children's safety behavior and knowledge; however, much remains to be investigated regarding the effectiveness and impact of these interventions.
AB - Background: Farm safety day camps are grassroots educational interventions organized and conducted by members of a local community. These events are held in an effort to promote safety knowledge and behavior in children who live on family farms or are exposed to the hazards of the agricultural industry. Since the dramatic increase in farm safety day camps beginning in the 1990s, researchers have been called upon to evaluate their effectiveness. Purpose: The current paper reviews more than a decade of research, describing what is currently known about the effectiveness of farm safety days and suggesting potential methods for addressing questions regarding gaps in what we know about their effectiveness. Conclusions: The results of these evaluations indicate that farm safety days have a positive impact on children's safety behavior and knowledge; however, much remains to be investigated regarding the effectiveness and impact of these interventions.
KW - Childhood safety
KW - Farm safety
KW - Farm safety day camps
KW - Rural
KW - Safety education
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00426.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2012.00426.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23289651
AN - SCOPUS:84871957298
SN - 0890-765X
VL - 29
SP - 20
EP - 29
JO - Journal of Rural Health
JF - Journal of Rural Health
IS - 1
ER -