High Plains Intermnt Center for Ag Health & Safety

科罗拉多州立大学的高平原山间农业健康与安全中心（HI-CAHS）已经为联邦第八地区的农业人口提供了超过12年的重要服务。从1996年到2003年，HI-CAHS有70多篇同行评议的出版物、25名受过培训的研究生、数百次演讲和数千次外联联系，证明了其卓越的生产力记录。HICAHS的使命是减少第八区域农业人口的伤害和疾病。HICAHS位于一所赠地机构内，能够很好地将研究知识转化为社区行动。本申请描述了HICAHS的重组，以便通过研究、干预/预防、教育和推广更好地实现国家农业职业安全与健康计划的目标。我们的外部区域咨询委员会(代表：

Colorado State University's High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (HI-CAHS) has been a vital resource serving the agricultural population of federal Region VIII for more than 12 years. HI-CAHS has an outstanding record of productivity, evidenced by more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, 25 graduate students trained, hundreds of presentations and thousands of outreach contacts in 1996 to 2003. The mission of HICAHS is to reduce injury and illness among the agricultural population in Region VIII. Housed in a land grant institution, HICAHS is well positioned to translate research knowledge into community action. This application describes a reorganization of HICAHS to better meet the goals of the National Program for Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture through research, intervention/prevention, education and outreach. Our External Regional Advisory Committee (representing: agricultural producers, farm bureau, health and veterinary care providers, church, agricultural business, migrant advocates, Cooperative Extension, and the University of Utah NIOSH ERC) provided critical consultation and will be key partners in implementing the proposed activities. The goals of the High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety will be: 1) To conduct multidisciplinary research related to the prevention of occupational disease and injury among agricultural workers and their families in Federal Region VIII. 2) To develop, implement, and evaluate education and outreach programs for promoting health and safety for agricultural workers and their families in Federal Region VIII. 3) To develop, implement, and evaluate models programs and tools for intervention and prevention of illness and injury among agricultural workers and their families in Federal Region VIII. 4) To develop linkages and communication with other governmental and non-governmental bodies involved in agricultural health and safety, and especially with other agricultural health and safety programs.