Dr. Briana Hagen, postdoctoral researcher in the Ontario Veterinary College’s Department of Population Medicine, recently received the International Society for Agricultural Safety & Health (ISASH) Research Achievement Award.
Dr. Briana Hagen, postdoctoral researcher in OVC’s Department of Population Medicine
The award recognizes exemplary contributions to agricultural safety and health research and to establish broad public recognition of agricultural safety and health research priorities of ISASH.
Hagen and Dr. Andria Jones-Bitton, OVC Department of Population Medicine, created In the Know, a mental health literacy-training program developed for agricultural communities to help farmers improve their mental health knowledge as well as their confidence in recognizing mental health struggles, speaking to others, and helping others who are struggling.
A pilot of the training led by Hagen in 2019 showed the course increased participants’ mental health knowledge and their confidence in recognizing mental health struggles, speaking about mental health and helping others who are struggling.
ISASH is an organization dedicated to the professional development of agricultural safety and health professionals, providing national and international leadership in preventing agricultural injuries and illnesses to the agricultural community.