Impacts and perceptions of COVID-19 from agriculture and natural resources leaders: Survey results from ANR leadership programs across the U.S. (May 6, 2-3pm Eastern)

by piecenter | Apr 27, 2020 | Easy as PIE, Recorded

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center) and Wedgworth Leadership Institute (WLI) are hosting a webinar to give an overview of the unique challenges agriculture and natural...

Uncovering Patterns of Mental, Physical, and Occupational Health Issues Among Migrant Farmworkers with Different Socio-cultural Networks (April 22, 2020)

by piecenter | Apr 12, 2020 | Easy as PIE, Recorded

Migrant farmworkers in the U.S. experience a variety of stressors that affect their mental and physical health. Through a pilot project with SCCAHS, Dr. Gulcan Onel researched relationships between social networks/connectedness, mental health status, and physical...

What COVID-19 public opinion data mean for communicating with your audience (March 26, 2020)

by piecenter | Mar 18, 2020 | Easy as PIE, Recorded

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center) collected public opinion data from a nationwide sample from March 13-16 to find out the public’s knowledge and concerns related to COVID-19,...

Death on the Farm – Characteristics and Contextual Factors in Farmer and Agricultural Worker Suicide in Georgia from 2008 to 2015 (March 5, 10-11am)

by piecenter | Feb 12, 2020 | Easy as PIE, Recorded

Farmers and agricultural workers in the United States have been shown to be at elevated risk of suicide. Recent stressors such as weather disasters, crop prices, and uncertain international tariffs, may be exacerbating risk of suicide in this population, and thus make...

Investigating Opioid and Alcohol Risk and Misuse Among Agricultural Workers (January 23, 2020)

by piecenter | Feb 11, 2020 | Easy as PIE, Recorded

Farmers may be at higher risk for substance use disorders (SUDs) due to higher rates of injuries, stress, and lack of awareness of danger of SUDs. According the CDC, rates of drug overdoses are rising in rural areas, surpassing rates in urban areas. The January 2020...

Heat-related Illness in a Changing Climate and Demography of Florida (November 6, 10-11am)

by piecenter | Nov 10, 2019 | Easy as PIE, Recorded

Assessing climate change impacts at a regional level is of great importance to local communities and industries as it helps in understanding and identifying ways in which people can adapt to meet the risks of that geographical area. A changing climate in Florida...