The Environmental and Occupational Health Science Program at Western Kentucky University

项目摘要 西肯塔基州大学提供本科（理学士）毕业（M.S.）环境和 职业健康科学（EOHS）由于缺乏训练有素的职业安全人员而推动的计划 职业安全和健康（奥什）以及环境健康和安全（EHS）专业人员，在服务不足的地区， 肯塔基州，这将促进工人的安全和健康。这些计划有专门的区域支持 通过EOHS咨询委员会，行业，机构，第一反应者，市政当局，学校，学院， 大学和社区。每个项目毕业生的成功率， 代表性不足的学员，以及国家环境保护局对研究生课程的认证 健康科学和保护认证理事会，建立了该机构的信誉，提供 每个课程。无论是本科生和研究生EOHS计划是由国家支持 职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）通过培训项目赠款（TPG）。迫切需要 该地区的目标是创造一个更加多样化的EOHS劳动力，特别是在服务不足的农村地区。延续 WKU NIOSH TPG将帮助满足这一需求，并为创新教育提供机会 与当代工作风险相关的策略，包括COVID-19大流行和最近的龙卷风 肯塔基州的灾难 EOHS理学士（B.S.）Master of Science（M.S.）WKU的学位课程是 全面的科学，技术，工程和数学（STEM）计划建立在教育的基础上， 基础和应用科学，以及预测，识别，评估和控制的专业培训。 可能影响工人和公众的健康、福祉和生产力的工作场所因素。整体 教育目标是一个多学科的方法，使学生全面了解 职业和自然环境中的化学、生物、物理和社会因素或压力源 影响公共卫生结果的因素。 具体而言，NIOSH TPG将通过以下方式提供学费奖学金和津贴，培训机会 NIOSH ERC、网络研讨会、会议，以及开发和提供一系列研讨会，以培训六（6）人 本科生和七（7）研究生，至少每个项目每年。继续支持 WKU EOHS计划将确保提供机会和培训，以促进奥什方面的专业知识， EHS，以及肯塔基州农村和服务不足社区的相关领域，以及整个地区。

Project Summary Western Kentucky University offers undergraduate (B.S.) and graduate (M.S.) Environmental and Occupational Health Science (EOHS) Programs that are driven by the shortage of trained occupational safety and health (OSH) and environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals, in underserved regions of Kentucky, that will advance worker safety and health. These programs have dedicated regional support through the EOHS Advisory Board, industries, agencies, first responders, municipalities, schools, colleges, universities, and communities. The success rate of graduates from each program, the inclusion of underrepresented trainees, as well as the accreditation of the graduate program by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council, has established the credibility of the institution to offer each curriculum. Both the undergraduate and graduate EOHS Programs are supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) through a Training Project Grant (TPG). A critical need in the region is to create a more diverse EOHS workforce, especially in underserved rural areas. Continuance of the WKU NIOSH TPG will assist in meeting this need and provide opportunities for innovative educational strategies relevant to contemporary work exposures, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent tornado disaster in Kentucky. The EOHS Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) degree programs at WKU are comprehensive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs built on education in basic and applied sciences, and specialized training in anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace factors that may affect the health, well-being, and productivity of workers and the public. The overall educational objective is a multidisciplinary approach that provides students a comprehensive understanding of the chemical, biological, physical, and social factors or stressors in the occupational and natural environments that impact public health outcomes. Specifically, the NIOSH TPG will provide tuition scholarships and stipends, training opportunities through NIOSH ERCs, webinars, conferences, and development and delivery of a series of workshops to train six (6) undergraduate students and seven (7) graduate students, at minimum each project annum. Continued support of the WKU EOHS Programs will ensure opportunities and training that will promote expertise in the OSH, EHS, and associated fields in rural and underserved communities in Kentucky, and throughout the region.