PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:
Centers for Agricultural Research: To address the research, education, and intervention activities that are unique to agriculture by establishing centers for agricultural research, education, and disease and injury prevention. Musculoskeletal: To assist in the development, implementation, and maintenance of a model program for the diagnosis, evaluation, and rehabilitation of individuals with occupational respiratory disease and occupational musculoskeletal disorders. Additionally, this program will report and disseminate findings, relevant health and safety education and training information to State health officials, health care providers, workers, management, unions, and employers. CPHF: This project is a component of the NIOSH Agriculture Initiative which consists of cooperative agreements between NIOSH and State Health Departments to fund the placement of public health/occupational health nurses in agricultural communities. Local recruiting of nurses with farm background and interests in agriculture has enhanced their ability to become a part of the communities they serve, to establish effective disease and injury reporting systems based on the cooperation of health care providers, hospitals and other potential sources and to follow up their information-gathering activities with public health interventions (usually education or the recruitment of other resources such as cooperative extension services, NIOSH, etc.). Nurses in this project are practicing community health and providing a public health infrastructure which targets the farming community.

 ELIGIBLE FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES:
1. HEALTH;
- Specialized Health Research and Training;

 WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROGRAM:
- State;
- Local;
- Public nonprofit institution/organization;
- Small business;
- Private non-profit institution/organization;

 WHO CAN APPLY:
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Public non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);
- Small business (less than 500 employees);
- Private non-profit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals);