Agriculture Reference
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Glossary
Activities
efforts and work of the program, staff, grantees, and contractors (for
example, surveillance, health effects research, intervention research, health services
research, information dissemination, training, and technical assistance).
Agricultural engineering
the development of engineering science and technol-
ogy in the context of agricultural production and processing and for the manage-
ment of natural resources.
End outcomes
improvements in safety and health in the workplace. Defined by
measures of health and safety and of impact on processes and programs (for exam-
ple, changes related to health, including decreases in injuries, illnesses, or deaths and
decreases in exposures due to research in a specific program or subprogram).
Epidemiology
the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations.
Ergonomics
the application of scientific information concerning humans to the
design of objects, systems, and environment for human use.
Exposure assessment
an evaluation of the potential exposures to humans and
the environment from the production, distribution, use, disposal, and recycle of a
chemical substance.
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