Agricultural Health
Description
Agricultural health is the study of environmental, occupational, dietary, and genetic factors on the health of farmers, farm families, pesticide applicators, and others who work with and are exposed to agricultural chemicals. The NIEHS is a partner with the National Cancer Institute in the Agricultural Health Study, a long-term study of 60,000 pesticide applicators, farm workers, and their spouses that is exploring the potential links between agricultural exposures and cancer and other chronic diseases.
Health Studies & Clinical Trials
What NIEHS is Doing on Agricultural Health
- Amphibian Limb Deformities Linked to Proximity of Agricultural Land Use
- Applying 21st Century Toxicology to Green Chemical and Material Design - Workshop Presentations from the National Academies Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions
- Asthma in Elementary School Children is Associated with Proximity to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
- Asthma in Rural Iowa Schoolchildren
- Discovery in Aflatoxin Formation
- Hand to Mouth-Ingestion of Pesticides by Children Living on the US/Mexico Border
- Headliners: Neurobehavioral Deficits in Children from Agricultural Communities
- High Pesticide Exposure Associated with Cognitive Decline (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2011/november/science-pesticide/index.cfm)
- Human Health Perspectives on Climate Change (4MB)
- Long-term Pesticide Exposure May Increase Risk of Diabetes
- NIH Study Finds Two Pesticides Associated with Parkinson's Disease
- Profile: Report on Carcinogens: Captafol
- Programs and Initiatives: Climate Change and Human Health
- Role of Environmental Chemicals in Diabetes and Obesity: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Report (http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1104597)
- Semen Quality Lower in Men from Rural Areas-Part II
- Slight Neurobehavioral Performance Deficits Seen in Children from Agricultural Communities
- Studies Find Arsenic in Food Adds Up (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2012/3/science-arsenic/index.htm)
Back to topGeneral Information
- Environmental Health Perspectives, Environews by Topic: Agriculture/Farming
- Pesticide Action Network North America - PAN seeks to reduce the use of pesticides through more economically viable alternatives. Publishes reports on pesticide use, health effects, occupational safety, etc. Website also offers a Pesticide Database that allows you to search by chemical or product.
- Pesticide Alternatives (English) (114KB)
- Pesticide Alternatives (Spanish) (89KB)
- Pesticide Safety Handbook (5MB)
- Talking to Your Doctor - Resources from NIH
- The Interagency Working Group on Climate Change and Health (1MB)
For Educators
- EHP Student Edition Lesson: Lettuce Explore Perchlorate in Food (90KB)
- EHP Student Edition Lesson: Is Organic Food Worth the Cost? (228KB)
- El Monstruo Verde (The Green Monster) (448KB)
- Libro Para Colorear (Coloring Book) (781KB)
- Pesticide Safety: Elementary School Curriculum (4MB)
- Pesticide Safety: Preschool Curriculum (Bilingual) (5MB)
- Pesticide Promotora: Residential Pesticide Safety Education Materials
