High Plains Intermnt Center for Ag Health & Safety

科罗拉多州立大学的高原山间农业健康与安全中心(HI-CAHS)12年多来一直是服务于联邦第八区农业人口的重要资源。Hi-CAHS在生产力方面有着出色的记录，1996年至2003年期间，70多份同行审查的出版物、25名研究生接受了培训、数百次演讲和数千次外联接触证明了这一点。HICAHS的使命是减少第八地区农业人口的伤害和疾病。HICAHS设在一个土地授予机构，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和健康计划的目标。我们的外部区域咨询委员会(代表： 农业生产者、农业局、卫生和兽医护理提供者、教会、农业企业、移民倡导者、合作社推广和犹他大学NIOSH ERC)提供了关键咨询，并将成为实施拟议活动的关键合作伙伴。 高原山间农业健康与安全中心的目标是： 1)开展与联邦区农业职工及其家属职业病和伤害预防相关的多学科研究。 2)制定、实施和评估促进联邦第八区农业工人及其家庭的健康和安全的教育和外展计划。 3)制定、实施和评估联邦第八区农业工人及其家属疾病和伤害干预和预防的模式、方案和工具。 4)与涉及农业健康和安全的其他政府和非政府机构，特别是与其他农业健康和安全方案建立联系和沟通。

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.