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Barbara C. Lee

Barbara C. Lee (born 1949) is the director of the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety, located in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Lee was also the director and a past interim director of the National Farm Medicine Center. The focus of Lee's professional career has been advocating for the safety of children who live, visit and work on farms in the U.S. She led the national initiative to develop an action plan for childhood agricultural injury prevention that was funded through the United States Congress

Lee was instrumental in the 2007 formation of the Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA), a coalition of agribusinesses and farm organizations promoting occupational safety in agriculture, and served as its administrative director until 2016. Lee was first woman President (1995–1996) of the International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health, formerly known as National Institute for Farm Safety Provided by Wikipedia