The UMASH Center conducts multidisciplinary projects in the areas of research, prevention, and education related to the health and safety of the agricultural workforce.  UMASH has currently funded projects related to health and safety in the pork production industry, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection in swine veterinarians, surveillance of disease and injury in dairy farmers, surveillance of zoonotic diseases in agriculture workers, immigrant dairy worker health and safety, facilitating return to work in ill and injured workers, and establishing a multidisciplinary network to address agriculture worker health and safety issues.

UMASH projects address one of more of these three areas of study:

Research

Research projects are focused on improving our understanding of existing and emerging agricultural health and safety issues. They target priority topics and are part of multidisciplinary efforts to address important agricultural health and safety problems.

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Education

Education/Translation projects focus on the translation of knowledge into products or practices that meet the needs of the agriculture community. These projects are the tool to move new or improved knowledge from the research environment into the agriculture industry.

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Prevention

Prevention/Intervention projects test promising approaches in actual agriculture settings. Projects examine the utility and impact of new and existing measures in the workplace, address significant agriculture problems, and involve stakeholder input and participation.

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