Agricultural Health and Safety Program

Impact of Global Climate Change on Pulmonary Health: Susceptible and Vulnerable Populations

Hasan Bayram
Mary B Rice
Waleed Abdalati
Müge Akpinar Elçi
Mehdi Mirsaeidi
Isabella Annesi-Maesano
Kent E Pinkerton
John R Balmes
2023

As fossil fuel combustion continues to power the global economy, the rate of climate change is accelerating, causing severe respiratory health impacts and large disparities in the degree of human suffering. Hotter and drier climates lead to longer and more severe wildland fire seasons, impairing air quality around the globe. Hotter temperatures lead to higher amounts of ozone and particles, causing the exacerbation of chronic respiratory diseases and premature mortality. Longer pollen seasons and higher pollen concentrations provoke allergic airway diseases. In arid regions,...

Agricultural Safety and Health Program (UCD)

The ASH program produces effective agricultural safety and health specialists who will serve California, Region IX, and US agriculture. The program’s objective is to train trainees with interdisciplinary skills in agricultural safety and health for application in both research and practice.

Automatic All-Terrain Vehicle Crash Detection

de Moura Araújo, G.
Farzaneh Khorsandi, PhD
Austin James Wald
Daniel Christopher Weatrowski
2023

All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) incidents are a major cause of injury and death in the United States (U.S.). For instance, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates a yearly average of 700 ATV-related fatalities and over 90,000 injuries. Although on-roadway crashes have significantly increased over the past years, ATV-related deaths are still predominant in off-road crashes. Most ATV off-road crashes result in traumatic injuries; the rider needs immediate care but cannot seek help because they are severely injured. Moreover, most of these crashes occur in isolated areas of hard...