Kelley J. Donham

University of Iowa - United States Author

Dr. Donham earned a B.S in Premedical Sciences and a M.S. in Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health from the University of Iowa, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Iowa State University. He practiced veterinary medicine for several years before returning to the University of Iowa as a faculty member in 1973. He achieved the rank of full Professor in 1984.

At the University of Iowa, Dr. Donham developed an MS – PhD degree and Certificate program in Agricultural Safety and Health at the University of Iowa, the first and one of the few teaching programs today in agricultural medicine. The program focuses on specialty training for health care and occupational health professionals in health and safety issues in the farming community.

Dr. Donham's research has focused on occupational and environmental health concerns relative to intensive livestock housing, having conducted the original studies in this area beginning in 1974. In addition, he studies diseases of agricultural workers, particularly respiratory diseases, zoonotic infectious diseases, and intervention methods for prevention. He has published over 150 articles, four books, and numerous chapters in these areas. With co-author Anders Thelin of Sweden, he authored the first text book for the field, Agricultural Medicine: Occupational and Environmental Health for the Health Professions (Blackwell, 2006). A newer edition of that book was published as Agricultutral Medicine: Rural Occupational Health, Safety, and Prevention 0, Donham and Thelin, Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

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Figure 2. Cap lagoons to capture methane for an energy source. Source: Roslin LLC.

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Sustainable pork production in the age of climate change

The pig industry needs to counteract concerns about climate change and provide evidence we are making efforts to minimize our environmental footprint.

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Feeling blue and it’s not new? Then pay attention to the following

Suicide in farmers is more than six times as high compared to all other workers. But stressful conditions do not have to end in suicide.

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A pork producer nearly lost his life in this building when going into the building to inspect his pigs while agitating and pumping the pit.

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Prevention of worker health and safety problems in Pork Production

After reviewing some of the main hazards for pork producers in previous articles, this article is devoted to practical measures describing how to reduce risks of illnesses and injuries from those hazards.

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Occupational suicide rates/100.000 for farmers/Ag workers and all occupations, 1992-2010.

From: Ringgenberg, W., Peek-Asa, C. Donham, K., Ramirez, M. Trends and Conditions of Occupational Suicide and Homicide in Farmers and Agriculture Workers, 1992, 20110. The J. or Rural Health, 0(2017) 1-8 National Rural Health Assn.

(Note: 2008 and 2010 data are either not available or do not meet BLS publication criteria. Fatal injury data and rates were generated/calculated by the author with restricted access to LS CROI microdata).

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Health and Safety Risks for Pork Producers

Illness and injuries can cost serious economic, physical, and emotional health issues that can deter from an efficient and enjoyable production system and home life. In this article, I will list several categories of health and safety issues for workers.

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Picture 2: This producer accidently injected his finger with a vaccine containing an oil adjuvant.  He did not seek immediate care for this, and the finger had to be amputated as the blood and nerve supply had been cut off by the inflammation.

Picture 3: Accidental vaccine injection. The leg had to be operated on to remove the damaged tissue, and flush out the vaccine and adjuvant.

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Drugs and Needle sticks present unintended health hazards for swine producers and workers

By far, the most common and most obvious health hazard to producers and workers is accidental needle sticks. This article will focus on accidental needle sticks, what risks they present, and how to prevent them.

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Safety around manure handling

Liquid manure in deep anaerobic storage, contains sulfur (from amino acids in feed, manure or in water) which certain bacteria (anaerobes) use as a substitute for oxygen. They produce H₂S as an end product, which is toxic to living tissue, by stopping the energy supplying reactions in the tissue cells.

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Kelley J. Donham

Sustainable pork production in the age of climate change

Feeling blue and it’s not new? Then pay attention to the following

Prevention of worker health and safety problems in Pork Production

Health and Safety Risks for Pork Producers

Drugs and Needle sticks present unintended health hazards for swine producers and workers

Safety around manure handling

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