Reason Established: Established as an interdisciplinary unit of Texas A&M University that is administered within the College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, the Center provides local regional and national leadership in the generation and disseminationof knowledge in various areas of environmental rural health by bringing together expertise in these fields. Contact: Philip Mirkes; 862-4242; pmirkes@cvm.tamu.edu; 4466 TAMU; <> [pdf of documents on file]