John Bel Edwards: “As a partnership of three strong North Carolina universities, the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute is a leader in…”

“As a partnership of three strong North Carolina universities, the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute is a leader in developing collaborative initiatives with colleagues in agencies and universities throughout the country. The Institute is having a significant impact in my State of North Carolina, across the Southeast region, and across the country, on the health and safety of workers and their families in agriculture, forestry, and commercial fishing--three of the four most dangerous occupations in the Nation. Support from the Congress over the past 3 years has provided essential core funding to the Institute as it has strived to initiate research projects to address some of the important health and safety issues that are found, not just in North Carolina, but also in all the southeastern States and across the Nation. In addition, fiscal year 2003 funding has been used to expand the Institute's focus to address the important areas of food safety, agricultural disasters, and agroterrorism.”