AgriSafe Learning
Training for Community Health Workers/Promotores de Salud
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If you work in rural America, then you encounter agricultural communities daily. AgriSafe’s mission is to build the competency of healthcare professionals to provide exceptional care to agricultural communities. Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Promotores de Salud are skilled frontline public health professionals with a deep connection to the communities they serve. Through shared language, culture, or personal experiences, CHWs build trust and strong relationships within their communities. In these courses, you'll learn from speakers who teach best practices in agricultural occupational health and safety.
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Contains 7 Component(s), Includes Credits
This webinar will focus on opportunities to increase HPV vaccination coverage with rural communities to prevent HPV cancers. We will provide an overview of HPV epidemiology and share efforts by the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program, including the implementation of six priority action steps, and other strategies for improvement. These steps involve promoting HPV vaccination starting at age 9, compiling and adapting existing resources for rural communities, training healthcare providers in rural areas, exploring policy influences on rural HPV vaccination, developing targeted messages for rural communities, and updating data on HPV vaccination and HPV cancers in rural areas. Participants will gain valuable insights into effective strategies and resources tailored for rural communities.
This webinar will focus on opportunities to increase HPV vaccination coverage with rural communities to prevent HPV cancers. We will provide an overview of HPV epidemiology and share efforts by the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program, including the implementation of six priority action steps, and other strategies for improvement. These steps involve promoting HPV vaccination starting at age 9, compiling and adapting existing resources for rural communities, training healthcare providers in rural areas, exploring policy influences on rural HPV vaccination, developing targeted messages for rural communities, and updating data on HPV vaccination and HPV cancers in rural areas. Participants will gain valuable insights into effective strategies and resources tailored for rural communities.
At the end of this webinar participants will be able to:
- Understand the current landscape of HPV epidemiology and its impact on rural communities.
- Identify and utilize existing resources and best practices to address HPV vaccination in rural settings.
- Learn strategies for training healthcare providers to promote HPV vaccination in rural areas effectively.
- Explore policy influences and develop targeted messages that resonate with rural audiences to increase HPV vaccination coverage.
Intended audience: Healthcare providers and professionals serving rural communities, public health officials and policymakers involved in rural health, rural health advocates and community leaders. educators and outreach coordinators working in rural health programs, members of organizations dedicated to immunization and cancer prevention in rural areas
Nursing Continuing Professional Development Disclosures:
* This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
* In order to obtain nursing contact hours, you must participate in the entire program and complete the evaluation.
* No relevant financial relationships were identified for any member of the planning committee or any presenter/author of the program content.Continuing Education for Community Health Workers: This program provides 1.00 Hour of DSHS certified CHW CEUs (0.25 hr., Communication Skills; 0.25 hr., Interpersonal Skills; 0.25 hr., Teaching Skills; and 0.25 hr., Knowledge Based on Specific Health Issues)
Heather M. Brandt, PhD
Director, HPV Cancer Prevention Program St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Heather M. Brandt, PhD directs the HPV Cancer Prevention Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She is co-associate director for outreach in the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center and full member in the department of epidemiology and cancer control. She is a faculty affiliate in the University of Memphis School of Public Health and University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health. As a social and behavioral scientist, her research interests address disparities in cancer prevention and control and specifically working with partners and thought leaders to effectively use what we know works to increase HPV vaccination coverage.
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Contains 30 Component(s), Includes Credits
FarmResponse is a three-and-a-half-hour (3.5) continuing education module developed by national experts from the AgriStress Response Network. The FarmResponse course addresses farm and ranching cultural issues, financial stress, land ownership and legacy issues, and the work of agriculture. This knowledge is critical for a healthcare professional to effectively care for a farmer’s total health (health of the body and mind). FarmResponse improves cultural competencies and understanding of the stressors affecting agricultural producers, workers, and their families for hotline, emergency, primary care, acute care, and behavioral healthcare professionals.
FarmResponse is a 3.5-hour continuing education course developed by national experts from the AgriStress Response Network. AgriSafe’s FarmResponse course provides the full range of competencies necessary to provide appropriate mental healthcare for agricultural producers and their families. This knowledge is critical for a healthcare professional to effectively care for a farmer’s total health.
The topics covered in FarmResponse include:
- The Total Farmer Health Model
- AgriBusiness Factors Impacting Mental Well-Being
- Agriculture Work Factors
- Family Dynamics
- Agrarian Culture and Values
- Special Populations
- US Agricultural Producer Demographics
- Agricultural Community Healthcare Challenges
- Opioids and Alcohol Issues in Agriculture
- Suicide and Agriculture
- Resources and referrals
The on-demand content was developed in Articulate, an award-winning interactive virtual training product that meets the needs of e-learner’s professional development. FarmResponse will be housed in AgriSafe’s Learning Lab. The chapter format allows the learner to complete the course in chapter stages to meet the busy healthcare professionals’ time constraints.
We have ensured that the learning format meets the standards for professional development with learning objectives and required post-test.
Continuing education is available for multiple disciplines, click here for more information.
Continuing Education for Multiple Disciplines: The University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, Education and Research Center offers contact hours for this activity. Upon completing the evaluation, learners will receive a certificate of completion. This course can meet continuing education requirements for a variety of professionals including: BGC criteria for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP criteria for safety professionals, CPH criteria for public health professionals. Please contact your accrediting agency regarding questions about receiving credits for this activity.
Continuing Medical Education: The Minnesota Medical Association designates this enduring series for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and AgriSafe Network. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Nursing Continuing Professional Development: This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Continuing Education for Psychologists: The Florida Psychological Association (FPA) is approved by Florida Department of Health, Board of Psychology and Board of School Psychology to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Florida Psychological Association is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling as a provider of continuing education. FPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Florida Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Florida Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Education for Georgia Licensed Professional Counselors: 3.5 CORE Hours On-Demand webinar (asynchronous) contact hours of continuing education have been approved by the Licensed Professional Counselors Association of Georgia (LPCA CE Approval #2024-10-20-7097AW)
Continuing Education for Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors: The Louisiana Counseling Association is approved by the Louisiana Licensed Professional Board of Examiners to offer continuing education clock hours. This presentation has been reviewed and approved for 3.5 CE clock hours for Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors.
Continuing Education for Louisiana Occupational Therapists: This course is approved for 3.5 CE credits by the Louisiana Occupational Therapy Association in accordance with the authority granted through the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.
Continuing Education for Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians: This program has been approved for 3.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
Tara Haskins, DNP, MSN, RN, AHN-BC
Total Farmer Health Director
AgriSafe Network
Dr. Tara Haskins oversees partnerships to support AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health initiative. She is also responsible for AgriSafe’s mental health programming. Tara contributes to curriculum design and implements new Total Farmer Health trainings that optimize and expand upon existing programs. She collaborates with organizations and government agencies that are interested in using the Total Farmer Health model as a public health framework.
Tara has worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for 37 years with clinical experience in medical surgical, critical care, crisis intervention and opioid and alcohol outpatient treatment. Dr. Haskins worked for 11 years in academia as lead faculty in musculoskeletal and psychiatric mental health nursing content across three universities.
Adam Kantrovich, Ph.D.
Extension Specialist of Agribusiness, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, Director of Clemson University Extension Income Tax School, Asst. Director of the Clemson Extension Agribusiness Team
Dr. Adam J. Kantrovich received his B.S. and M.S. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. Dr. Kantrovich has experience working in the commodity markets at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, with the USDA-APHIS, and has been in higher education for over 25 years. He currently is an Extension Specialist of Agribusiness, the Director of the Clemson University Extension Income Tax School, and Asst. Director of the Clemson Extension Agribusiness Team. Dr. Kantrovich specializes in Farm Management-related topic areas including Financial Analysis, Succession & Transition Planning, Tax Management, The Affordable Care Act, labor and ag policy-related issues, Farm Stress and Mental Health.
Kate Pigott, JD
Program Coordinator, Michigan and Florida Agricultural Mediation Programs
Kate Pigott is a trained mediator and licensed attorney in Michigan. She currently works with Michigan and Florida Agricultural Mediation Programs as their Program Coordinator. Previously, she worked for the Dispute Resolution Center of West Michigan which began her passion for the mediation process. Since 2014, she has worked with farmers and the agricultural community by empowering them to find productive solutions that help everyone move forward. Her purpose is to create a safe space for others to resolve their differences.
Shelbie Powell, MPH
Outreach Education Coordinator for the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education
Shelbie serves as the Outreach Education Coordinator for the Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education in Tyler, TX where she creates and disseminates health and safety education for agriculture workers, fisherman, and logging/forestry workers in TX, OK, LA, AR, and NM. She received her Master of Public Health degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler. Her passion for mental health and losing a friend to suicide has led to obtain her Mental Health First Aid Trainer certificate. She uses this expertise to reduce stigma in her community and better serve the needs of ag workers and their families. Her family background in ag and previous experience working for a cattle ranch, has created a deep appreciation for farmers and ranchers. She hopes to own land and animals one day with her husband, Drew.
Carolyn Oldham, Ph.D.
Director of Continuing Education at the Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center
Carolyn Oldham is the Director of Continuing Education at the Central Appalachian Regional Education and Research Center (CARERC), a NIOSH/CDC funded-university center housed within the College of Agriculture at the University of Kentucky. CARERC focuses on the advancement of occupational safety and health training programs through outreach, education and research. In her work with CARERC and its sister center, the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention (SCAHIP), she has worked with fellow researchers, health practitioners and agricultural community members across the state to develop, administer and facilitate the Agricultural Community QPR for Farmers and Farm Families train the trainer program. As of October 2021, the program had trained over 57 trainers and 720 agricultural community members in suicide prevention. This is one of many initiatives the Centers are working on with partners across both the state and southeast region to advance farmer mental health. Carolyn’s work in mental health is informed by not only research and practice but also her lived experiences as a survivor of suicide loss. Her twenty-year career in higher education and academe has focused on evaluation, assessment, accreditation, cultural responsiveness, community partnerships, and teaching. She is a graduate of Knox College (BA), Northwestern University (MSEd) and University of Kentucky (PhD).
Heidi Liss Radunovich, Ph.D
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences at the University of Florida
Dr. Heidi Liss Radunovich has been a faculty member in the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences at the University of Florida since 2002. Currently, she is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist. Her teaching, research, and Cooperative Extension activities are related to rural and farmer health and mental health, disaster stress, family stress, and military families. Prior to her current position she served as a faculty member at the National Rural Behavioral Health Center at University of Florida, where she focused on rural child and family mental health, school-based prevention and intervention, teen risk behaviors, and disaster stress. Dr. Radunovich completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University, majoring in Psychology and Spanish. Her M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology were earned at the University of South Florida, where she specialized in child and family therapy. She is a licensed psychologist in the state of Florida.
Terasa Younker, MA
Research Associate and Grant Coordinator in the Department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences at the University of Florida
Terasa Younker is a research associate and grant coordinator in the department of Family, Youth, and Community Sciences at the University of Florida. She has an MA from Harvard University and is an instructor in mental health education for the National Alliance for Mental Illness. She has experience as an instructor for the SMART Couples grant, where she provided relationship education. Her current research focuses on mental health interventions in agricultural communities. She also has expertise related to Japanese studies, and has taught Japanese language classes.
FarmResponse was developed with the generous support of the following sponsors:
"I feel I learned a lot in each chapter. This was a very thorough training - well done!"
"This training was very easy to follow, very informative as well as actively engaging for the learner. I feel as if I have learned so much from this training program!"
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Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 04/16/2025 at 10:00 AM (CDT)
CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) is a suicide prevention training that encourages safe storage of lethal means (firearms and medications) during a suicidal crisis. By temporarily putting time and distance between a suicidal person and highly lethal means, a life may be saved. CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means was originally created as a workshop designed for mental health professionals.
Summary: CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) is a suicide prevention training that encourages the safe storage of lethal means (firearms and medications) during a suicidal crisis. By temporarily putting time and distance between a suicidal person and highly lethal means, a life may be saved. CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means was originally created as a workshop designed for mental health professionals.
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means were developed for communities because everyone can benefit from this training. This training is not anti-gun or anti-drug and is designed to be a specific effective part of suicide prevention.
Intended Audience: All communities of interest in suicide prevention
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…
- Increase their knowledge about suicide facts
- Learn how to inquire about the accessibility of lethal means
- Learn how to suggest safe storage
- Appraise results of lethal means reduction in countries outside the U.S.
- Practice their new skills through group discussion
Continuing Education for Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.
Continuing Education for Community Health Workers: This program provides 1.25 Hours of DSHS certified CHW and CHW-I CEUs (0.25 hr., Capacity Building Skills; 0.50 hr., Knowledge Based Skills; and 0.50 hr., Communication Skills).
Tara Haskins, DNP, MSN, RN, AHN-BC (Moderator)
Total Farmer Health Director
AgriSafe Network
Dr. Tara Haskins oversees partnerships to support AgriSafe’s Total Farmer Health initiative. She is also responsible for AgriSafe’s mental health programming. Tara contributes to curriculum design and implements new Total Farmer Health trainings that optimize and expand upon existing programs. She collaborates with organizations and government agencies that are interested in using the Total Farmer Health model as a public health framework.
Tara has worked in healthcare as a registered nurse for 37 years with clinical experience in medical surgical, critical care, crisis intervention and opioid and alcohol outpatient treatment. Dr. Haskins worked for 11 years in academia as lead faculty in musculoskeletal and psychiatric mental health nursing content across three universities.
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Contains 7 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 05/22/2025 at 11:00 AM (CDT)
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer. To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older. In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide: Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide. Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide. Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide. Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available.
What is QPR? QPR training teaches laypeople and professionals to recognize and respond to mental health crises using the approach of Question, Persuade and Refer.
To attend this training participants must be 18 years of age or older.
In this 1.5-hour QPR training, we will provide:
- Information on the unique challenges farmers face that can lead to stress, depression, and suicide.
- Examples implementing each QPR component with someone at risk for suicide.
- Information on how to help someone at risk of suicide.
Registration spots are limited, so please only register if you can attend the event. No recording of this training will be available. Interested in hosting a QPR training session for your organization?
Continuing Education for Community Health Workers: CHW and/or CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.
Continuing Education for Multiple Disciplines: The Southern California NIOSH Education and Research Center (SCERC) offers continuing education contact hours for this activity for a variety of professionals including: BGC for IH/CIH professionals, BCSP for ASP/CSP professionals, and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS). For questions regarding continuing education requirements and this activity, please contact your credentialing organization. The SCERC is a REHS Continuing Education Accreditation Agency approved by the California Department of Public Health.
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Contains 5 Component(s), Includes Credits Includes a Live Web Event on 06/18/2025 at 10:00 AM (CDT)
CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) is a suicide prevention training that encourages safe storage of lethal means (firearms and medications) during a suicidal crisis. By temporarily putting time and distance between a suicidal person and highly lethal means, a life may be saved. CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means was originally created as a workshop designed for mental health professionals.
Summary: CALM (Conversations on Access to Lethal Means) is a suicide prevention training that encourages the safe storage of lethal means (firearms and medications) during a suicidal crisis. By temporarily putting time and distance between a suicidal person and highly lethal means, a life may be saved. CALM: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means was originally created as a workshop designed for mental health professionals.
Conversations on Access to Lethal Means were developed for communities because everyone can benefit from this training. This training is not anti-gun or anti-drug and is designed to be a specific effective part of suicide prevention.
Intended Audience: All communities of interest in suicide prevention
Objectives: At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to…
- Increase their knowledge about suicide facts
- Learn how to inquire about the accessibility of lethal means
- Learn how to suggest safe storage
- Appraise results of lethal means reduction in countries outside the U.S.
- Practice their new skills through group discussion
Continuing Education for Multiple Disciplines: This course is jointly provided by the University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering.
Continuing Education for Community Health Workers: This program provides 1.25 Hours of DSHS certified CHW and CHW-I CEUs (0.25 hr., Capacity Building Skills; 0.50 hr., Knowledge Based Skills; and 0.50 hr., Communication Skills).
CHW and CHW-I CEUs are available through the University of Texas at Tyler Health Science Center, Center for Community & Rural Health Education. See individual courses for additional information.
QPR: This program provides 1.50 Hours of DSHS certified CHW CEUs
(0.50 hr., Communication Skills; 0.25 hr., Interpersonal Skills; 0.25 hr., Service Coordination Skills; and 0.50 hr., Capacity Building Skills).
Naloxone: This program provides 1.00 Hour of DSHS certified CHW CEUs (0.25 hr., Communication Skills; 0.25 hr., Interpersonal Skills; 0.25 hr., Teaching Skills; and 0.25 hr., Knowledge Based on Specific Health Issues).
HPV: This program provides 1.00 Hour of DSHS certified CHW CEUs (0.25 hr., Communication Skills; 0.25 hr., Interpersonal Skills; 0.25 hr., Teaching Skills; and 0.25 hr., Knowledge Based on Specific Health Issues).
CALM Conversations: This program provide 1.25 Hours of DSHS certified CHW and CHW-I CEUs (0.25 hr., Capacity Building Skills; 0.50 hr., Knowledge Based Skills; and 0.50 hr., Communication Skills).
