Fact sheets on issues that link agriculture and public health:

Agriculture & Climate

Better Food For the Health of People and the Planet
Center for a Livable Future

Animal Agriculture and Climate
Change Humane Society of the U.S.

Climate Change and Northeast Agriculture
Cornell University

Agriculture and Environment

Selecting Cattle to Improve Grazing Distribution Patterns, Rangeland Health and Water Quality
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education.

Agriculture Policy and Obesity

Food without Thought: How U.S. Farm Policy Contributes to Obesity
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.

Aquaculture

Fisheries and Aquaculture Fact Sheets
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization

Avian Flu (Bird Flu)

Key Facts About Avian Influenza
Centers for Disease Control

BSE (Mad Cow)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
World Health Organization

BSE Resources
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Fertilizers

Waste-Derived Fertilizers
Environmental Protection Agency

Food Borne Illness

Foodborne Illness & Disease
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Food Labeling

Food Labeling
U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Organic Standards
Organic Trade Assoc.

How Much Do Labels Really Tell You?
Food & Water Watch.

Food Security

Fact Sheet: WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
Food & Nutrition Service (USDA).

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
Food & Nutrition Service (USDA).

Food Systems

U.S. Food System
Center for Sustainable Systems (Univ. of Michigan).

Industrial Food Animal Production

Adverse Health Effects of Hog Production
Environmental Defense Fund.

Occupational Health

Ag Center Fact Sheets on Worker Protection
Environmental Protection Agency

Farm Health and Safety
Medline Plus

Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural Populations
Economic Research Service (USDA)

Pesticides

Pesticides: Topical & Chemical Fact Sheets
Environmental Protection Agency

Least Toxic Control of Pests
Beyond Pesticides

Rural Community Health

Health Status and Health Care Access of Farm and Rural Populations
Economic Research Service (USDA)

Rural Health Concerns
Medline Plus

Urban Agriculture

Health Benefits of Urban Agriculture
Community Food Security Coalition.

U.S. Farm Bill

U.S. Farm Bill
Food & Water Watch