| Document ID (ISN) | 103363 |
| CIS number |
04-360 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1232-1966 - AAEM - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Heikkonen J., Louhevaara V. |
| Title |
Empowerment in farmers' occupational health services |
| Bibliographic information |
2003, Vol.10, No.1, p.45-52. Illus. 28 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.aaem.pl/pdf/10045.pdf [in English]
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| Abstract |
This study attempted to develop farmers' health and farmers' occupational health services (FOHS) by examining the feasibility of empowered farmers' teams on surveys of Finnish dairy farms. FOHS personnel of the health centre in three municipalities selected three farmer teams consisting of three or four couples for the intervention group. There were 31 farms in the intervention group and 33 similar farms in the comparison group. Site surveys in the intervention group involved FOHS personnel together with the farmer teams, while in the comparison group they involved the FOHS personnel alone. Before and after the surveys, each participating farmer couple responded to questionnaires. The initial survey was carried out in 1998-1999, and the follow-up took place in 2000-2001. During the follow-up, the FOHS personnel identified the changes made after the initial surveys on the farms. Altogether 217 changes were made, half of them to improve ergonomics. There were more changes in the work environment in the intervention group. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Finland; workers' participation; agriculture; health services |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ergonomics; safety and health training; questionnaire survey; conditions of work |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Workers' participation
Health care services
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