Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; About the Reviewers ; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Introduction to the Professional Specialty of Agricultural Medicine (Agricultural Safety and Health); 1.2 Terminology and Definitions; 1.3 What is an Agricultural Health and Safety Professional?; 1.3.1 The Primary Care Physician, Nurse, Allied Health Professionals, and Veterinary Practitioners; 1.3.2 The Full-time Agricultural Health and Safety Specialist ; 1.4 Training of Agricultural Health Practitioners and Agriculture Health and Safety Specialists

1.4.1 Training for Healthcare Practitioners1.4.2 Training Full-time Agriculture Health and Safety Specialists ; 1.5 Demographics of the Agricultural Workforce; 1.6 The Evolution of Production Agricultural, Workforce, and Types of Farms; 1.6.1 Family Farms; 1.6.2 Principal Operator; 1.6.3 Farm Family Members; 1.6.4 Farm Workers; 1.6.5 Indigenous Farm Workers; 1.6.6 Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers; 1.6.7 Large Farms and Industrial-style Farms ; 1.6.8 Family Corporations; 1.7 Other Occupations Exposed to the Agricultural Environment; 1.8 General Health Status of the Agricultural Population

1.9 Occupational Health Status of the Agricultural Workforce1.10 Occupational Injury and Illness Statistics; 1.11 Persistent and Emerging Megatrends in Agriculture: Health-Safety Implications; 1.12 A Preview of Specific Occupational Health and Safety Risks and Conditions; 1.12.1 Special Risk Populations in Agriculture (Chapter 2); 1.12.2 Agricultural Respiratory Conditions (Chapter 3); 1.12.3 Agricultural Skin Diseases (Chapter 4); 1.12.4 Cancer in Agricultural Populations (Chapter 5); 1.12.5 Toxicology of Pesticides (Chapter 6)

1.12.6 General Environmental Health Hazards in Agriculture (Chapter 7)1.12.7 Musculoskeletal Diseases in Agriculture (Chapter 8); 1.12.8 Physical Factors Affecting Health (Chapter 9); 1.12.9 Mental, Social, and Behavioral Health in Agriculture (Chapter 10); 1.12.10 Acute Agricultural Injuries (Chapter 11); 1.12.11 Human Health Hazards of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals (Chapter 12); 1.12.12 Agricultural and Rural Zoonotic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (Chapter 13); 1.12.13 Prevention of Illness and Injury in Agricultural Populations (Chapter 15)

1.12.14 Agricultural Health and Safety Organizations1.13 Summary; References; Chapter 2 Special Risk Populations in Agricultural Communities; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Women in Agriculture; 2.2.1 Work Exposures/Risk Factors for Farm Women; 2.2.2 Prevention; 2.3 Youths in Agriculture; 2.3.1 Work Exposures/Risks Factors; 2.3.2 Prevention; 2.3.3 Going Beyond Awareness-level Education Aimed at Farm Youths ; 2.4 Elderly Farmers; 2.4.1 Work Exposures/Risks; 2.4.2 Recommendations for Prevention; 2.5 Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers; 2.5.1 Work Exposures/Risks; 2.5.2 Prevention and Protection of MSFWs