2nd Edition
by Kelley J. Donham (Author), Anders Thelin (Author)
Newly updated, Agricultural Medicine: Rural Occupational Health, Safety, and Prevention, Second Editionis
a groundbreaking and comprehensive textbook and reference for students
and practitioners of public health, and professionals in the field of
rural agricultural occupational health and safety. The book introduces
specific occupational and environmental health and safety issues faced
by agricultural workers and rural residents, and provides a roadmap to
establishing sustainable worker and public health support in
agricultural communities.
Responding to reader demand, Agricultural Medicine,
Second Edition now features more case studies, key point summaries, and
new international perspective chapters comparing North American health
and agricultural practices to those in Europe, the Asia Pacific, and
South America.
Agricultural health and safety engages a
multidisciplinary team of medical professionals, veterinarians, safety
professionals, engineers, sociologists, epidemiologists, and
psychologists, for whom this book serves as an essential resource.
