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CRDC launches SFFP project in cotton districts
05 Dec '05
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Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) announced that its project which aims to raise the health status and awareness of cotton farmers and their families has been launched in the Dalby and Wee Waa districts.
The Sustainable Farm Families Project (SFFP), which was initially developed for the Victorian dairy industry, explores links between farming family health, farm related accidents and farm sustainability.
The project takes farmers and their family members through an intensive health evaluation, education and training process which identify potential health and well-being risks.
Over a 12 month period, participants will attend a series of workshops covering health education, risk assessment, health action planning, health assessment, farm accidents and farm sustainability.
CRDC's Program Co-ordinator, Helen Dugdale, says that despite a perception that the country is a healthy place to live, the reality is that farming families can have more health problems than city residents.
She added that similar projects held in other farming regions and industries have attracted a great deal of praise and support from local communities as well as delivering measurable improvements in the health and well-being of farming families.
A series of Cotton industry workshops are due to take place, and CRDC are currently recruiting participants for the both workshops which will take place on 13 & 14 February in Wee Waa and 16 & 17 February in Dalby.
The Sustainable Farm Families Project (SFFP), which was initially developed for the Victorian dairy industry, explores links between farming family health, farm related accidents and farm sustainability.
The project takes farmers and their family members through an intensive health evaluation, education and training process which identify potential health and well-being risks.
Over a 12 month period, participants will attend a series of workshops covering health education, risk assessment, health action planning, health assessment, farm accidents and farm sustainability.
CRDC's Program Co-ordinator, Helen Dugdale, says that despite a perception that the country is a healthy place to live, the reality is that farming families can have more health problems than city residents.
She added that similar projects held in other farming regions and industries have attracted a great deal of praise and support from local communities as well as delivering measurable improvements in the health and well-being of farming families.
A series of Cotton industry workshops are due to take place, and CRDC are currently recruiting participants for the both workshops which will take place on 13 & 14 February in Wee Waa and 16 & 17 February in Dalby.
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