The Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention and Education (SW
Ag Center) was created in late 1995 at The University of Texas at Tyler Health Science
Center to serve Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas as part of a program
initiative of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The
initiative established a network of centers, funded on a competitive basis, to conduct
programs of research, prevention, intervention, education and outreach designed to
reduce occupational injuries and diseases among agricultural workers and their families.