United States:
Safety & Health Research Programs
Center for Food Security and Public Health
The CFSPH is a CDC Center for Public Health Preparedness and is the only Center to focus on veterinary medicine and zoonotic diseases. Located at Iowa State University,
the CFSPH has worked to increase awareness of bioterrorism, agroterrorism and foreign animal diseases among veterinarians, farmers, medical personnel and the general public.
Center for Health
Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC)
Supports and conducts research to identify, measure and prevent adverse
health outcomes related to exposure to environmental toxins. CHEEC organizes
and participates in educational and outreach programs, provides environmental
health expertise to local, state and federal entities, and serves as a
resource to Iowans in the field of environmental health.
Environmental Health
Sciences Research Center (EHSRC)
Conducts research and outreach on the adverse health effects of environmental
contaminants among rural and agricultural populations.
Great
Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Serves NIOSH Region IV ( Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska), and dedicated
to 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.
Injury
Prevention Research Center (IPRC)
Aims to prevent and control injuries in high risk rural populations by
supporting research and training and by disseminating research results
to policy makers.
Missouri Arthritis Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (MARRTC)
Farming with Arthritis Information
MARRTC and the Missouri AgrAbility Project offer simple solutions to help farmers, ranchers and farmworkers prevent and better cope with arthritis.
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