Barbara C. Lee (born 1949) is the director of the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, located in Marshfield, Wisconsin.[1][2][3][4][5] Lee was also the director and a past interim director of the National Farm Medicine Center.[6] The focus of Lee's professional career has been advocating for the safety of children who live, visit and work on farms in the U.S.[1][7] She led the national initiative to develop an action plan for childhood agricultural injury prevention that was funded through the United States Congress[1][8]
Lee was instrumental in the 2007 formation of the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA), a coalition of agribusinesses and farm organizations promoting occupational safety in agriculture,[1][9] and served as its administrative director until 2016.[10] Lee was first woman President (1995–1996) of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health, formerly known as National Institute for Farm Safety