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Agricultural Operations Safety and Health Programs There are a few innovative control intervention programs across the US being tried in communities scattered around the country, but there needs to be greater activity (31). The dearth of preventive services is probably related to the dual nature of agriculture as a workplace and a life style. This duality frustrates the development of both a clear governmental policy at the top and the expression of local interest at the bottom. Available services include:  programs for migrant workers (primarily stressing medical services and surveillance, but not hygiene), the cooperative extension service (usually not more than one specialist per state), and the Farm Bureau (educational services to their insurees). Research and Education Centers Specialized research and education centers have recently been developed at: Iowa's Center for Agricultural Safety and Health at University of Iowa The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health (NYCAM/NEC) at Cooperstown, New York The Southern Coastal Agromedicine, North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, (East Carolina University, NC State University, NC AT&T State University) University of California Agricultural Health and Safety Center at Davis Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Injury Prevention, University of Kentucky International Model Programs Internationally, apparently successful models programs have been developed in Sweden(70) and Finland(71).  Safety and  Health Topics     Agricultural Operations   Standards   Hazards and Solutions   Evaluation Safety and Health Programs   Additional Information   Credits

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