Agricultural Health Study
For Collaborators. The Agricultural Health Study is funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in collaboration with the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
About | Agricultural Health Study
About the Study . The Agricultural Health Study (AHS) 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.
Publications | Agricultural Health Study
2017年4月17日 · Publications Published papers address study design, issues related to the measurement and classification of pesticide exposures, cancer risk associated with specific pesticides, the health of cohort members compared to the general U.S. population, pesticide safety, and associations between pesticides or other agricultural exposures and reproductive …
Participants | Agricultural Health Study
Study Participants. As a participant in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS), you are one of about 89,000 people in Iowa and North Carolina who first enrolled in the 1990s.
News & Findings | Agricultural Health Study
News & Findings Study Findings . AHS research has led to more than more than 200 papers in the peer reviewed scientific literature. Findings are shared with participants and agricultural organizations through Newsletters and Study Updates.Research has focused on cancer in applicators, spouses, and children; reproductive health; respiratory health; neurological …
Questionnaires & Study Data | Agricultural Health Study
Questionnaires & Study Data The AHS cohort includes 89,655 private pesticide applicators (mostly farmers), spouses of private applicators, and commercial pesticide applicators recruited in Iowa and North Carolina .Note, phase-specific response rates are shown for total enrolled cohort, while individual participation rates in Phase eligible samples are reported below.
2019 Updates | Study Updates - National Institutes of Health
Agricultural Lung Health Study (ALHS) The ALHS enrolled AHS participants who previously reported a doctor’s diagnosis of asthma and a sample of those without asthma, who completed questionnaires and lung function tests, and provided blood samples.
2018 Updates | Study Updates
Facts at enrollment: The average age of participants was 45 years (range: 18-93) 99% of private applicators were farmers. On average, they had mixed or applied pesticides for 16 years
H E A L TH S T U D Y A G R I C U L T U R A L Iowa and North Carolina Agricultural Health Study STUDY UPDATE 2022 We hope you’ve fared well during the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
H E A L TH S T U D Y A G R I C U L T U R A L Iowa and North Carolina Agricultural Health Study STUDY UPDATE 2012 The AHS is a long-term study to investigate the effects of