Great
Plains Center for Agricultural Health
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/GPCAH
Located
at the University of Iowa's Institute for Rural and Environmental
Health in Iowa City, IA, the Great Plains Center for Agricultural
Health is a comprehensive facility to study and respond
to the health and safety issues associated with the practice
of agriculture. Serving the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
and Nebraska, the Center is dedicated to one central goal:
finding ways to protect and promote the health and safety
of farmers, farm workers, their families and their neighbors.
The Center conducts multidisciplinary research, develops
and evaluates novel disease and injury prevention models,
trains health professionals, provides technical assistance
and maintains linkages with agricultural health and safety
professionals in the region.
The Great Lakes Center for Agricultural Safety and Health
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~agsafety/
The goal of the Great Lakes Center for Agricultural Safety
and Health is to
promote agricultural safety and health for farm, forestry
and fishery
employers, workers, families and their communities in the
Great Lakes
region. The Great Lakes Center serves the states of: Illinois
(IL),
Indiana (IN), Kentucky (KY), Michigan (MI), Ohio (OH),
Pennsylvania (PA),
Wisconsin (WI) and West Virginia (WV). The Great Lakes
Center is based at
The Ohio State University (OSU). The Administration team
within the Center
is a strong collaborative effort between the College of
Food, Agriculture
and Environmental Science (CFAES) and the OSU School of
Public Health in the
OSU College of Medicine and Public Health. The Center currently
has the
following agricultural safety and health focus areas: Ergonomics;
Pesticide
Exposure and Health Effects Assessment; Acute Unintentional
Injury; Virtual
Reality Simulation of Hazardous Agricultural Jobs and Agricultural
Safety
and Health Education and Outreach.
High
Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
http://www.hicahs.colostate.edu
The
High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health
and Safety (HI-CAHS) is dedicated to the improvement of
the health, safety, and well being of the residents of Colorado,
the High Plains, and the Rocky Mountain Region. The mission
HI-CAHS is to reduce and ideally eliminate accidents, injuries,
diseases and deaths resulting from agricultural operations
through education, intervention and research. Located on
the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins, CO,
HI-CAHS is a multi-disciplinary organization with input
from a variety of areas including engineering, industrial
hygiene, education, toxicology, social work, epidemiology,
environmental health, and agricultural sciences.
Midwest Center for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research,
Education, and Prevention
http://www.marshfieldclinic.org/nfmc/projects
The Midwest Center for Agricultural Disease and Injury Research,
Education and Prevention conducts innovative research to improve
the occupational health and safety of agricultural workers
and their families. The center is housed in the National Farm
Medicine Center at Marshfield Clinic, one of the largest group
practices in the nation. The Midwest Agricultural Center has
conducted research on back pain, fatality risks from livestock
manure storage facilities, safety guidelines for children's
agricultural tasks, women's reproductive health, agricultural
zoonoses and various evaluation studies. It serves a region
including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and
Wisconsin.
National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health
and Safety
http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/children
The
National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health
and Safety strives to enhance the health and safety of all
children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural
work and rural environments. It is located at the National
Farm Medicine Center in Marshfield, WI.
Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health
http://www.nycamh.com
The
Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health
(NEC) is located at the New York Center for Agricultural
Medicine and Health (NYCAMH) Fly Creek, NY.
NEC serves a thirteen-state region from Maine through Virginia,
promotes farm health and safety research, education and
prevention activities, and partners with other NIOSH centers,
state and federal agencies, land grant universities, medical
centers and farm groups
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center
http://depts.washington.edu/pnash
The
Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health (PNASH)
Center works closely with employers, workers, health professionals,
and government agencies to identify hazards and implement
solutions that will prevent or reduce work place injuries
and illnesses in Northwest farming, fishing, and forestry.
Most of PNASH's research energies are in the field, where
they explore health concerns such as injuries, noise and
vibration risks, chemical exposures, skin disease, and respiratory
disorders. PNASH is committed to injury and illness prevention,
which directs their efforts to improve risk communication
and the development of practical interventions. PNASH operates
in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska to meet with agricultural
communities, conduct professional education and present
the findings of their research.
Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention
http://www.mc.uky.edu/scahip
The
mission of the Southeast Center for Agricultural Health
and Injury Prevention is to develop and sustain an innovative
program of research, education and health services to prevent
work-related illness, injury, and to improve the safety
and health of agricultural workers and their families in
the region it serves: Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center
http://www.ncagromedicine.org/scac.htm
The
Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center is located at the North
Carolina Agromedicine Institute and is focused on agricultural
disease and injury research, education and prevention. The
center serves North Carolina, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia,
Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands, and addresses agricultural health and safety concerns
arising from regional commonalities: climate, crop and animal
operations, timber and commercial fishing practices, migrant
labor stream and poverty in rural areas. The NC Agromedicine
Institute, based at East Carolina University, is a collaborative
Institute of East Carolina University, North Carolina Agriculture
and Technical State University, and North Carolina State
University.
Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention
and Education
http://swcenter.uthct.edu
The
Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention
and Education (SW Center) is part of a program initiative
of the National Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) to conduct research, intervention, prevention, education,
and outreach projects designed to reduce occupational injuries
and diseases among agricultural workers and their families.
The Southwest Center is located at the University of Texas
Health Center at Tyler, Texas (UTHCT) and currently funds
projects in three core areas of investigation: Research,
Intervention/Prevention, and Outreach/Education. Project
Directors are located at various institutions within the
five states (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas) served by the SW Center.
Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
http://agcenter.ucdavis.edu
The
Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is one
of nine agricultural health and safety centers established
in the United States by the Centers for Disease Control
for the purpose of protecting and improving the health and
safety of the nation's farmers, farmworkers, and consumers.
The Center is affiliated with the UC Davis Medical School
and the Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine.
