The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, part of the National Farm Medicine Center, was established in 1997 with funding from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is one of 12 NIOSH-funded Agricultural Centers, and the only center that is both national and dedicated to childhood agricultural injury prevention.

The National Children’s Center strives to enhance the health and safety of all children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments. It guides a national injury prevention strategy with key partners, conducts research, creates and promotes practical interventions, builds capacity for sustained strategies and communicates prevention information to key stakeholders.

Children’s Center scientists and staff focus on research and outreach activities that help farm owners, parents and supervisors identify and address hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments.

The National Children’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety celebrated 25 years of preventing injuries associated with the agricultural worksite, one of the nation’s most hazardous worksites and the only one where children of any age may be present.

Visit our new website to learn more of our history https://www.marshfieldresearch.org/nccrahs/History

Key Resources: 

In Pursuit of a 2020 Vision

This report summarizes information gleaned from an evaluation conducted to assess the status of the National Initiative for Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention. The goal of this assessment was to generate and disseminate recommendations for future leadership of this initiative.

Keywords: NCCRAHS, Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention, Leadership, Recommendation

2012 Blueprint for Protecting Children in Agriculture

This report is the latest in a series of national action plans designed to review and update priorities in the field of child agricultural safety and health.  

Keywords: NCCRAHS, Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention, Leadership, Recommendation, Action Plan, Safety and Health