Southeast Center

Before summer officially begins, plan ahead for work-related heat exposure and the potential for heat-related illness among your workers. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4e5Xty1

Preventing tick bites is the best way to protect against Lyme disease. Use EPA-registered insect repellents when you're outside and reapply according to the label. A layered approach including long-sleeved clothing and tick checks can also help.

Take a few minutes before and after going outdoors to help prevent tick bites and Lyme disease. Learn about all the actions you can take: https://bit.ly/notimeforlyme

📣Join us for the June Mental Health Innovations Exchange (June 3 @ 10 AM CT).

Connect with peers, learn from experts, and be part of the conversation. Together, these sessions will spark meaningful conversation, shared learning, and innovation around mental health challenges and solutions in agriculture.

We’re excited to feature two impactful presentations focused on mental health in agriculture:
🌾Matt Rodriguez — Topic: Youth Mental and Emotional Well-Being
🌾Lauren Van Ewyk — Topic: Agriculture Informed TherapyTM: Understanding Resilience Beyond Endurance

If you’ve registered previously for a MHIE session, you’re all set—no need to register again. This session uses the same recurring meeting link.If you’d like the link resent, please email [email protected].

👉Registration is available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscOmuqzguHtKIsMtYOtQG_AzDFznvK4DW #/registration

As we close out Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month, it is a timely reminder of work-related asthma, which is triggered or caused by irritant and allergic exposures in the workplace. There are more than 300 workplace substances that can cause new asthma and many more that can worsen it. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cTodlW

As the weather warms up, ticks become more active across the United States. Protect yourself while working in areas with ticks. Wear a hat and light-colored clothing, use insect repellents, check your skin daily for ticks. Find more tips: https://bit.ly/4sHgUnp

Don't miss out - there is less than a week left to submit a webinar proposal for the 2026 National Farm Safety and Health Week (NFSHW)!

AgriSafe is looking for dynamic, engaging topics in ag health & safety for a wide audience —health professionals, Extension staff, ag workers, and more! While there are daily themes we are open to any ideas you'd like to bring attention to this week. Multiple collaborators on a topic are welcome.
Since it is International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF), we are seeking to feature some women's health topics, too!

Daily themes:
-9/21 Equipment and Rural Roadway Safety
-9/22 Health and Wellness
-9/23 Generations of Farming
-9/24 Confined Spaces
-9/25 Cancer Prevention

More information:
🗓️ Live webinars will run twice daily, Monday - Friday, during NFSHW (11 AM & 1 PM CT)
🎤 45-minute presentations + time for Q&A
🤝 Collaborative presentations welcome!
📌 Deadline to apply: May 27, 2026

Have a topic you'd like to present? We want to hear from you!
👉 Submit your proposal: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9Q7FCDT

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne disease in the United States. Employers can help protect their workers from Lyme disease. Provide them with training that includes information about Lyme disease and how it spreads, recommend they wear light-colored clothing, and provide workers with repellants. Learn more tips to share with your workers: https://bit.ly/4sHgUnp