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G R O M E D I C I N E
Environmental Toxicology
Mailing
address:
Department of Environmental
and
Molecular Toxicology
Box 7633, NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7633
Shipping
address:
Suite 1104, 850 Main Campus Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone
919.515.2274
Fax 919.515.7169
The
farming, fishing and forestry industry is the second most hazardous in
the United States. The North Carolina
Agromedicine Institute was established in 1999 to address this critical
health and safety issue. Agromedicine promotes the occupational and environmental
health and safety of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries communities
through research, education and outreach. Located in Greenville, North
Carolina on the West Campus of East Carolina University, the Institute
is a formal partnership of NC State University,
East Carolina University, and North
Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. North
Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Eastern
Area Health Education Center are outreach partners of the Institute.
Through the Institute's Board of Collaborators and Board of Advisors,
university faculty collaborate with communities and representatives of
constituent organizations, including the NC
Farm Bureau, NC Forestry Association and the
NC Fisheries Association, and the NC
Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Environment
and Natural Resources, Health
and Human Services, and Labor.
In addition to serving North Carolina, the NC Agromedicine Institute hosts the Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center, one of ten regional Agricultural Centers for agricultural disease and injury research, education, and prevention sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Environmental and Molecular Toxicology faculty, Dr. Randy Rose and Ms. Julia Storm, are conducting projects through the Southern Coastal Agromedicine Center.
Leadership for Agromedicine on the NC State University campus resides
in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. Dr.
Greg Cope serves as the Campus Coordinator of agromedicine faculty
at NC State University. Dr. Cope facilitates research, outreach, and Extension
activities among NC State University's participating Colleges (Agriculture
and Life Sciences, Veterinary Medicine,
and Natural Resources) and 24 departments.
He provides programmatic leadership by serving on the Executive Committee
and the Board of Collaborators of the Institute and developing extramural,
state and federal funding for the Institute. Ms.
Julia Storm serves as the Agromedicine Information Specialist, developing
Extension programs in the area of agromedicine. The Pesticide
Environmental Trust Fund, administered by the NC Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services, supports Extension efforts in Agromedicine.
Presentations
Agromedicine in North Carolina
Skin Cancer Savvy
Contact us about scheduling a presentation. W.
Gregory Cope or Julia F. Storm
Publications
Visit the NC Agromedicine Institute
for more information.