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    4-H Virtual Farm
    Take a tour of this online farm and learn about the people who work and live on farms. Select a farm from the pictures on this site to find out how some of your favorite foods get from the farm to you... Details >
    Educational Institution--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
    Agricultural Safety and Health Resources
    Links to publications, organizations, clearinghouses, research centers, and funding opportunities related to agricultural health and safety.... Details >
    Rural Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    AgSafe: Safely Working Around Agricultural Machinery
    Also available in: Spanish
    This fact sheet presents strategies for the safe operation of farming equipment and agricultural machinery. Equipment inspection, appropriate attire, accident prevention, hand signals, and lockout/bl... Details >
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Basic First Aid
    Also available in: Spanish
    This fact sheet describes first aid procedures including bleeding control and attending to victims of shock. Instructions for the Heimlich maneuver for choking victims, burn care, and the appropriate... Details >
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    CYFERNet: Just for Kids
    CYFERNet -- the Cooperative Extension System's Children, Youth and Family Education Research Network -- maintains this site for teens and young adults. Usres can find information about a variety of co... Details >
    Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Farm Service Agency for Kids
    Links to games and activities for kids that are about farming, agriculture and living on a farm. Learn also about what the Farm Service Agency does for farmers.... Details >
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    First Aid Kits for the Farm and Home
    Tips for assembling useful first kits for the farm -- tractors and other farm machinery and the home and for each family car.... Details >
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Guide to USDA Programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives
    This online document describes the wide array of USDA programs and services available to American Indian and Alaska Native communities. USDA administers these programs through seven mission areas: Nat... Details >
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Joining 4-H
    Information for children who are interested in joining a 4-H club or starting a new club with some friends.... Details >
    Nonprofit/Professional Entity--Follow the Resource URL for More Information
    Migrant Health Program
    This is a Federal grant program funded under Section 330g of the Public Health Service Act to provide primary health care services in medically underserved areas throughout the U.S. and its territorie... Details >
    Bureau of Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration
    Organizations
    1–9 of 9 Orgs
    Agricultural Research Service
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Farmworker Health Services, Inc.
    National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc.
    National Council of La Raza, Institute for Hispanic Health (IHH)
    National Education Center for Agricultural Safety
    National Safety Council
    Rural Information Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
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    Database Updated: Friday, November 19, 2004