Tag: Farm Workers

Multi-state center provides mental health support for farmers, agricultural workers

sarah JonasResearch Results

Agricultural producers and farm workers experience stressful working conditions that result in anxiety and depression at higher rates than the general population. At the same time, access to mental health care is often lacking in rural areas. In response, the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded four regional farm and ranch stress assistance networks in 2019.

Former advisor to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Program available to talk about recent EPA decisions on pesticides

sarah JonasExpert Pitch

In the wake of the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent release of interim decisions on glyphosate and neonicotinoids, chemicals used in agriculture that have been linked to adverse effects, Former advisor to the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Program and Clinical Professor…