Investigating the role of state permitting and agriculture agencies in addressing public health concerns related to industrial food animal production.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Industrial food animal production (IFAP) operations adversely impact environmental public health through air, water, and soil contamination. We sought to determine how state permitting and agriculture agencies respond to these public health concerns.

Methods

We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with staff at 12 state agencies in seven states, which were chosen based on high numbers or rapid increase of IFAP operations. The interviews served to gather information regarding agency involvement in regulating IFAP operations, the frequency and type of contacts received about public health concerns, how the agency responds to such contacts, and barriers to additional involvement.

Results

Permitting and agriculture agencies' responses to health-base

SUBMITTER: Fry JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3933695 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature