Agromedicine is a partnership of health and agricultural
professionals, which promotes the health and safety of agricultural producers,
workers, their families and consumers of agricultural products.
Agromedicine addresses the health and safety concerns of agriculture,
including forestry and fisheries, through collaboration of colleges of
agricultural science and medicine and their partners.The Need
Farming is second to mining as the most dangerous
occupation in the United States. Forestry
and commercial fishing are nearly as dangerous as farming.
There are community and environmental health concerns including food
safety, health care access and delivery, and air and water quality.
The Scope
The scope of Agromedicine reaches all who are part of the
universe relating to the practices of agents used by or products of the
agricultural, forestry and fishing industries.
This comprehensive approach involves multiple disciplines.
Examples of areas of interest in Agromedicine include agricultural
chemicals, noise induced hearing loss, skin cancer, farm stress, insect
transmitted diseases and other areas of preventive occupational and
environmental medicine, rural health, and primary care.
For suggestions or comments about the Penn State Agromedicine website,
please email agromedicine@hmc.psu.edu. |
