Barbara C. Lee

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

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  3. ^ Merrill, Lorraine Stuart (February 2016). "Putting Farm Safety for Kids First New local efforts focus on families" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-01.
  4. ^ "CDC - Childhood Agricultural Injury Prevention Initiative: Progress and Proposed Future Activities July 1999 - NIOSH Workplace Safety and Health Topic". www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  5. ^ "Agricultural industry group honors Dr. Barbara Lee". Morning Ag Clips. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  6. ^ Healy, Jack (2018-01-29). "5-Year-Olds Work Farm Machinery, and Injuries Follow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  7. ^ "Your farm is trying to kill you". The Agenda. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  8. ^ Hard, David L. (2012-01-01). "Partnering Strategies for Childhood Agricultural Safety and Health". Journal of Agromedicine. 17 (2): 225–231. doi:10.1080/1059924X.2012.658341. ISSN 1059-924X. PMC 4678869. PMID 22490034.
  9. ^ "ASHCA News - Summer 2015 Newsletter". Issuu. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  10. ^ "Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America | National Council Works for a Safe and Healthy Agricultural Industry". www.ashca.org. Retrieved 2016-02-22.