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  1. Secondary Injury Prevention: Safety for Senior Farmers

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.7-10

    considerations include: Reaction Time People's reaction times tend to become slower with age. Therefore, ... Gradual loss of hearing can be expected as people age. Some older farmers may have more profound hearing ...

  2. Frequently Asked Questions About Birds and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1000

    to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The principal transmitter of WNV is the northern house ... infected with WNV. Once the mosquito is infected, it may transmit the virus to people or other animals when ... from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ...

  3. Sun Exposure for Trainers and Supervisors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-892276

    melanoma risk is linked with cumulative sun exposure and the number of severe burns. Some people have ... greater risk of skin changes and skin cancer from sun exposure: People who burn easily, rarely tan, and ... have freckles. People who have a fair complexion. People with blonde or red hair. People with blue or ...

  4. Farming with a Visual Impairment

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.16

    vision impairment and blindness in different ways. Most people are born with excellent eyesight, but many ... lose vision due to an injury, aging or disease over time. For some people vision loss is sudden, and ... function or sometimes people with the same eye condition may have different degrees of remaining vision. ...

  5. African Swine Fever: A Severe Threat to Swine Herds Is on the United States’ Doorstep

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-1036

    people but is devastating to domestic and wild pigs and kills up to 100% of infected animals. No vaccine ... is approved for use against ASFV in the United States. Symptoms of Illness People working with pigs ... to people via food (not a foodborne disease). Losses of at least 10–30% or more of the United States’ ...

  6. Extending Universal Design Principles onto the Farmstead

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-983.1-10

    demographic of people living with a wide array of disabilities, age-related limitations, and chronic health ... conditions. Universal Design is the creation of products and environments meant to be usable by all people, to ... approach. Principle 1: Equitable Use The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities. ...

  7. Get your tickets! Ohio 4-H Youth Development Night at Great American Ball Park with the Reds

    https://hamilton.osu.edu/news/buy-your-tickets-ohio-4-h-youth-development-night-great-american-ball-park%C2%A0-reds

    programs that will empower youth to lead for a lifetime! In 4-H, we believe in developing young people who ...

  8. Grounding and GFCI Protection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-79021

    a direct path to earth that does not include the body or equipment. Proper grounding protects people from ... A ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) is specifically designed to protect people from electrical shock. GFCIs ...

  9. Using °Brix as an Indicator of Vegetable Quality: A Summary of the Measurement Method

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1652

    people. However, there is little scientific evidence to support the use of °Brix values as anything more ... Watermelon, HYG-1653 The technical contributions of Stephanie Short and Danae Wolfe in the preparation of this ...

  10. Ultraviolet Light Exposure: Health Concerns

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-199

    This melanin gives a tanned look, which is damage to the skin. For people who naturally are darker ... skinned, the melanin in their skin provides them with some protection against sunburns. Fair-skinned people ... including redheads, blondes and people with blue or light green eyes burn more quickly due to less melanin ...

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