Publications by authors named "S P Brumby"
Agriculture accounts for over half of Australia's land use therefore the farmers managing this land need to be safe at work. This paper offers measuring farm safety culture as a way to overcome the stagnation in the trend of fatal farm injury burden. To work towards achieving a way to measure farm safety culture, this research reviewed the leading indicators of safety.
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- - The study investigates the health and wellbeing of healthcare workers in a rural hospital in Victoria, Australia, specifically focusing on changes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the impact of crises on their health outcomes.
- - Data were collected from 800 healthcare workers, with 184 participating before the pandemic and 87 during; the research examined aspects like diet, physical activity, sleep, and psychological distress through online surveys.
- - Results indicated a low compliance with health guidelines among participants, with issues like a high prevalence of overweight or obesity and inadequate fruit and vegetable intake persisting throughout both time points.
Introduction: Farm workers are at high risk for injuries, and epidemiological data are needed to plan resource allocation.
Objective: This study identified regions with high farm-related injury rates in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, for residents aged ≥50 yr.
Design: Retrospective synthesis using electronic medical records of emergency presentations occurring during 2017-2019 inclusive for Local Government Areas (LGA) in the study region.