Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health

ABOUT US The Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health is located in the College of Public Health at the University of Iowa. The Center was founded in 1990 and is a nationally recognized resource with an established record of developing and implementing programs of research, intervention, translation, education, and outreach to prevent occupational injury and illness among agricultural workers and their families. The Center addresses the health and safety needs of agricultural workers in the Midwestern states of Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota. These states constitute America’s most agriculturally intensive region. Great_plaines_map_330 MISSION The mission of the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health is to prevent agricultural injury and illness and improve safety and health among agricultural communities. To accomplish this mission, the Center advances knowledge through scientific research and prevents agricultural injury and illness through education, outreach, and intervention programs. OUR VISION Safe and healthy agricultural communities through research and prevention.