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The aim is to provide health and safety resources to farmers and
the agricultural community, as well as access to free health
screenings and services. Health and Safety by Illinois
AgrAbility will feature 15 organizations from various
disciplines, such as healthcare, public health, public safety,
and agriculture. The tent will include hearing and vision
screenings, blood pressure testing, blood glucose screening, and
eye pressure screenings, all free to show attendees.
"We have a great group of organizations prepared to deliver
health and safety information to Farm Progress Show attendees.
In addition to the health screenings, we will have agricultural
safety demonstrations, agricultural assistive technologies on
display, information about stress management and mental health,
as well as resources for parents to keep children safe on
farms", says Haley Jones, Illinois AgrAbility coordinator.
“The National AgrAbility Project will have an exhibit that will
provide examples of assistive technology for the farm, case
studies, and resources for farmers with physical barriers to
operating their farm,” says Stephen Swain, assistive technology
specialist with National AgrAbility Project.
“Noise-induced hearing loss affects farmers at a higher rate
than the rest of the population because they spend a lot of time
around loud machinery and livestock. And it is 100% preventable
by limiting time spent in very loud settings or by wearing
hearing protection such as earplugs or earmuffs,” shares Marsha
Cheney with Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health. “GPCAH
will provide fit testing for various types of hearing
protection, as well as education about areas and equipment on
the farm that are loud enough to need hearing protection and how
hearing loss affects everyday life.”
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The Health and Safety by Illinois AgrAbility tent
will be located at booth space 1225 at the Farm Progress Show. Show
hours are as follows:
Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 29 and 30, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Farm Progress Show tickets are $20 at the gate and $15 in advance.
Advance tickets are available for purchase online until the last day
of the show. Purchase tickets and find out more at
farmprogressshow.com.
To learn more about Illinois AgrAbility, visit
https://extension.illinois.edu/
agrability.
To request services, contact Illinois AgrAbility at
agrability@illinois.edu
or 217-244-2948.
[Haley Jones, Illinois AgrAbility
Program Coordinator, University of Illinois Extension ]
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