Research Training in Environ & Occup Health in Southern*

超出所提供的空间。这项为期五年的竞争性续延申请是一项综合努力，旨在协助进一步发展南部非洲的环境和职业卫生基础设施和人力资源，特别强调改善研究培训和能力。区域形势分析的具体因素推动了该方案的制定，包括：a）南非职业医学和职业流行病学的高度发展，职业卫生不太发达，环境卫生明显欠发达; B）南非职业卫生方面的文凭和学位课程已经建立;（c）南部非洲发展共同体（SADC）其他大多数国家的EOH人力资源开发薄弱;（d）该地区缺乏现成的资金来支持初级到中级的EOH研究人员;（e）与在南非支持学位候选人相比，在美国支持学位候选人的费用相对较高;（f）该国在南部非洲发展共同体的代表在地理上分布广泛，同时证明了以技术为基础的有效性，非洲其他地方的EOH远程学习学位课程;以及g）几个主要国际和区域行为体（世卫组织/TLO、瑞典国家职业生活研究所、南共体就业与劳工和卫生部门）对支持南部非洲的EOH有着浓厚的兴趣。根据对这些因素的分析，该方案计划强调：1）在南非以外的南部非洲发展共同体国家进行能力建设，其中一半以上的方案资金用于这一目的; 2）利用区域现有资源，主要是在南非，包括高质量的学位课程，以提高方案的成本效益; 3）在该地区发展新的，高质量的硕士学位课程，例如，职业卫生;（4）按顺序发展以技术为基础的远程学习学位课程，以大大增加南部非洲发展共同体国家公民的机会;（5）高度集中使用密歇根大学的资源，培训a）博士和硕士学位候选人，以及B）博士后和硕士水平的高级研究人员; 6）资助密歇根大学教师在南部非洲地区缺乏足够专业知识的学科和领域（职业卫生、环境卫生等）开设的短期课程; 7)大力支持南非和其他南部非洲发展共同体国家人员在职业生涯早期开展的区域性研究工作，特别强调干预和控制研究项目;并且，在本发明中，8）区域共识-通过EOH主要利益相关者和行动者的定期会议，审查进展情况，调整该地区和本项目的研究和培训优先事项，以应对发展中国家的需求，条件性能现场=

EXCEED THE SPACE PROVIDED. This five-year competitive renewal application represents an integrated effort to assist the further development of environmental and occupational health (EOH) infrastructure and human resources in Southern Africa, with a particular emphasis on improving research training and capacities. The specific elements of a regional situational analysis which drivethe program plan include: a) the high level of development of occupational medicine and occupational epidemiology in South Africa, with occupational hygiene less so, and with environmental health notably underdeveloped; b) the existence of well-established South African diploma and degree programs in occupational health; c) the weak development of human resources in the EOH in most of the other Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) nations; d) the lack of readily accessible funds in the region to supportjunior to mid-level of EOH researchers;e) the relatively high cost of supporting degree candidates in the United States as compared to supporting such candidates in South Africa; f) the wide geographic dispersion of the country's represented in SADC, together with the demonstration of the effectiveness of technology-based, distance learning degree programs in EOH elsewhere in Africa; and, g) the convergence of strong interest in supporting EOH in Southern Africa among several key international and regional actors (WHO/TLO, Swedish National Institute for Working Life, SADC Employment & Labor and Health Sectors). Based on an analysis of these factors, the program plan emphasizes: 1) capacity building in the SADC nations outside of South Africa with more than half of program funds expended toward this end; 2) the use of regionally available resources, mostly found in South Africa, including high-qualitydegree programs to increase program cost-effectiveness; 3) development in the region of new, high-quality master degree programs, e.g., occupational hygiene; 4) the sequenced development of technology-based, distance learning degree programs to substantially increase access for citizens of SADC nations; 5) highly focused use of resources for training at the Universityof Michigan of a) PhD and Masters degree candidates, and, b) post-doctoral and masters level senior researchers; 6) funding of short courses led by University of Michigan faculty, in disciplines and areas for which sufficient expertise is lacking in the Southern African region (occupational hygiene, environmental health, etc.); 7) substantial support for the regionally based research endeavors of persons'iri both South Africa and other SADC nations early in their professional careers, with a special emphasis on intervention and control research projects; and, 8) regional consensus-building through periodic meetings of key stakeholders and actors in EOH to review progress and adjust research and training prioritiesfor the region and for this project in response to developing conditions. PERFORMANCE SITE ========================================Section End===========================================