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Navigating the “Valley of Death”: A Brief Report on How Incubators Can Nurture Transition of Research to Practice to Benefit Worker Wellbeing

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Incubator and accelerator programs are important tools for innovators looking to take their ideas to scale. Unfortunately for agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AgFF) populations who are at high risk for occupational injuries and fatalities, few safety and health solutions have graduated from these programs. This brief report explores what it will take to develop an incubator process specific to AgFF safety and health innovations and ensure that those innovations are accessible to and adopted by workers.

Source: Journal of Agromedicine

DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2025.2474711

Authors: Pamela J. Milkovich, Leigh McCue, Liane Hirabayashi, Andres Esteban Sandi Espejo, Lance Maben, Julie A. Sorensen

Institutions: Bassett Healthcare Network, George Mason University, Union College

Language: English

Topic: Agriculture and Farm Safety

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health