Agricultural Health and Safety Course for Medical and Safety Professionals

This course is designed to examine key health and safety issues specific to rural and agricultural workers.

Experts will present course material relevant to those working in health care, public health, education, and safety professions.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be better able to:

Evaluate the core elements of agricultural health and safety.
Analyze the anticipation, recognition, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of occupational and environmental illnesses and injuries within rural and agricultural communities.
Examine safety hazards, emergency response, mitigation methods, and personal protection required for agricultural workers.
Identify educational resources for patients and stakeholders.

Course Dates

Choose to participate in any or all of the three sessions. Registration is required.

Course Dates
Course Dates	Session Information	Attendance Options
July 8-9	Session A: Agricultural Health	In-Person/Live Stream
July 10-11	Session B: Agricultural Safety and Prevention	In-Person/Live Stream
July 8-Aug. 8	Session C: Special Topics	Online Modules

Course Details

This accredited continuing education activity is designed for professionals who work with or have an interest in agricultural health and safety, including physicians, advanced practice providers, physical therapists, nurses, emergency medical services professionals, health educators, Ag extension, migrant health clinicians, insurance specialists, veterinarians, and safety professionals.

In Person

The Harold M. and Beverly Maurer Center for Public Health – Room 3013
519 South 40th Plaza Circle, Omaha, NE 68105

Live Stream

Via Zoom – Instructions on how to join the live stream will be sent to registered participants via email a few days before the start of the course.

Online Modules

Instructions on how to access the modules will be sent to registered participants via email a few days before the start of the course.

Sessions A and/or B

Attend the selected session in its entirety.
Complete the online post-test for each selected session (open-book, with 70% accuracy).
Complete the evaluation survey for the selected session.

The deadline to complete the course requirements, including post-test(s) and evaluation(s), is Aug. 8, 2025.

Session C

Review all four online modules in their entirety.
Complete the online post-test (open-book, with 70% accuracy).
Complete the evaluation survey.

The deadline to complete this session is Aug. 8, 2025.

Session A: Agricultural Health

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Session B: Agricultural Safety and Prevention

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Session C: Special Topics

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Registration Information

To show our heartfelt appreciation for the incredible work of rural and urban health care providers, emergency services personnel, and all those who deliver essential services to our communities, we're offering this course completely free of charge.

All we ask is that you register to reserve your spot—we'd be honored to have you join us.

The deadline to register is June 30, 2025.

If you need assistance with online registration, please call our Registration Office at 402-559-5929.

If you are participating as part of a course requirement or certificate program, please make sure to register with the UNMC College of Public Health to receive academic credit.

Course Director

Ellen Duysen, MPH, COHC

Research Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH), College of Public Health, UNMC

Questions?

Tori Greenlee

Educational Projects Coordinator, Center for Continuing Education, UNMC

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Phone: 402-559-6235