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http://dx.doi.org/10.12653/jecd.2014.21.4.1007

Research on Farmers' Occupational Health Services in Finland  

Lee, Kyung Suk (Rural Development Administration)
Rasanen, Kimmo (University of Eastern Finland, School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition)
Kim, Hyo Cher (Rural Development Administration)
Chae, Hye Seon (Rural Development Administration)
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Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development / v.21, no.4, 2014 , pp. 1007-1028 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the direction of development of agricultural safety and health system in Korea based on experience on Farmers' Occupational Health Services (FOHS) of Finland. In Finland additional and specialized Occupational Health Services (OHS) for self-employed farmers were developed and have been conducted by municipal primary health care centers with cooperation of National Centre for Agricultural Health (NCAH) of Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Social Insurance Institute (SII) and Farmers' Social Insurance Institution (FSII). Based on the study, in order to activate the FOHS in Korea, the analysis results could suggest the development of four prerequisites. Firstly, center for farmers' safety and health like NCAH, which conducts surveillance on health and safety status, standardization of intervention contents and epidemiological research is needed in national institution. Secondly, development of evaluation tools with lower cost and difficulty like walk-through survey for checking status of systems of safety in the farms is needed. Thirdly, farmers' occupational health insurance which will be initiated on near future should be connected to preventive intervention programs like FOHS. Lastly, training and qualification of more local occupational health experts and units is needed.
Keywords
Finland; Farmer; Occupational Health; Intervention;
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