title: Injury and death on the farm: improving prevention through improved surveillance.
abstract: Work-related injury data suggest that agricultural workers in North Carolina are experiencing high rates of injury and death compared with workers in other occupations. However, current occupational injury data sources are insufficient to calculate accurate injury and mortality rates. We propose recommendations to improve existing farm injury surveillance, to guide prevention.
authors.affiliation: Occupational Surveillance Unit, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, North Carolina Division of Public Health,1912 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27609-1912, USA. sheila.higgins@dhhs.nc.gov
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Barros
authors.forename: Herbert G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Garrison
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000383:Agriculture; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012042:Registries