Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) is a collaborative effort involving investigators from National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The study is a prospective study of cancer and other health outcomes in a cohort of licensed pesticide applicators and their spouses from Iowa and North Carolina. The AHS began in 1993 with the goal of answering important questions about how agricultural, lifestyle and genetic factors affect the health of farming populations. More than 89,000 farmers and their spouses in Iowa and North Carolina have participated in the study. Their participation has provided and continues to provide the data that researchers need to help the current and future generations of farmers and their families live healthier lives. |
