Other Resources

Links

This section provides links to government and non-government organizations that have an interest in agricultural health and safety. These links are provided for convenience and informational purposes, and do not necessarily constitute an endorsement or approval by the National Farm Medicine Center.

Agricultural Health Organizations

Organizations and university centers devoted to agricultural health and safety

• AgrAbility Project
• Agricultural Safety and Health Council of America (ASHCA)
• AgriSafe Network
• Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA)
• Migrant Clinicians Network
• National Agricultural Safety Database
• National Center for Farmworker Health
• National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS)
• North American Agromedicine Consortium (NAAC)
• University of Illinois Agricultural Safety and Health
• University of Wisconsin Center for Agricultural Safety and Health

Environmental

Information about chemical exposures and drinking water quality

• American Water Works Association
• EPA Integrated Risk Information System
• Farm*A*Syst
• Home*A*Syst

Federal Agencies, Centers, Services

Health resources, statistics

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• National Agricultural Library - Rural Information Center for Health Services (RICHS)
• National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the US Department of Labor (OSHA)
• US Census Bureau - Agricultural Census
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Injury Prevention

Organizations dedicated to eliminating causes of agricultural injuries

• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Farm Safety 4 Just Kids
• National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety
• National Institute for Farm Safety, Inc.
• National Safe Kids Campaign
• Progressive Agriculture
• Safe Kids Canada
• University of Pittsburgh Injury Control Resource Information Network (ICRIN)

Legislative Committees

Keep track of agricultural issues in Congress

• US House Committee on Agriculture
• US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

NIOSH Agricultural Health & Safety Centers

Links to the main NIOSH site and the 10 regional NIOSH-funded centers dedicated to agricultural health and safety

• NIOSH Agricultural Centers
• Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, Iowa City, Iowa
• High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, Fort Collins, Colorado
• The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health, Cooperstown, New York
• Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center, Seattle, Washington
• Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, Lexington, Kentucky
• Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury and Education, Tyler, Texas
• University of California Davis - Agricultural Health and Safety Center, Davis, California

Other Sites of Interest

A variety of information

• Agriculture Online
• Kentucky ROPS Guide
• National Agricultural Marketing Association
• National Association of Farm Broadcasters
• New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) English and Spanish
• SafetyLit
• The Electronic Zoo/Net Vet
• Wisconsin Link

Training

First aid and emergency response information

• Farmedic National Training Center
• National Safety Council - National Education Center for Agricultural Safety