Intervention research in agriculture: Examples from the swine confinement and respiratory health project

✍ Scribed by Kristi J. Ferguson; Ted Scharf

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 559 KB
• Volume: 29
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0271-3586
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199604)29:4<386::aid-ajim22>3.0.co;2-x

✦ Synopsis

Science, Skills, Strategies" conference considered a variety of approaches to sqfety and health interventions in agriculture. The "Respiratory Health in Swine Confinement Project" in Iowa, an educational intervention to improve respiratory heulth and safety in swine confinement workers, was presented as a cme study fiw the discussion. Results from the project were used to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages o f a variety o f research techniques in interventions and program evaluation, including specific issues related to tneasurement and analysis. The discussion reflects comments from workshop participants along with summary observations reported to conference attendees. Themes of the session include the complementary nature of quantitative and qualitative techniques, and the importance of developing interventions that are community based. 0 1996 Wilev-Lirr. blc.