Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety

中西部职业健康与安全中心

• 批准号: 7476260
• 负责人: Susan Goodwin Gerberich
• 金额: $ 98.32万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7476260
• 关键词: Midwest; Center; Occupational; Health; Safety

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): The goal of the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) is to provide: (1) cutting-edge interdisciplinary academic and research training to continue to prepare exceptional leaders who can make significant contributions to the field of occupational health and safety and (2) continuing education in occupational health and safety to train practicing professionals about ongoing and emerging issues. This Education and Research Center (ERC) was designed in response to a mandate of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and reduce the national burden of work-related injury and illness. This ERC, nationally recognized for its impact, is one of 16 nation-wide, with a service area that includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota. In addition to providing degree programs (MPH; MS; PhD) and continuing education, the MCOHS is active in outreach activities and serves as a regional resource center for industry, labor, federal, state, and local government agencies, agriculture, and other interested parties. This ERC includes outstanding graduate and continuing professional education programs in: occupational medicine; industrial hygiene; occupational and environmental health nursing; occupational injury prevention research; occupational health services research and policy; and a newly proposed occupational epidemiology program. The MCOHS also offers innovative specialization tracks and continuing education in agricultural safety and health, and hazardous substances, to better meet the health and safety needs of a diverse workforce. An External Advisory Board, consisting of occupational health and safety practitioners and community leaders advise the Center's administration and faculty on trends shaping practice in occupational health and safety and implications for the Center's education and research efforts. This ERC has successfully served the educational and research needs of occupational health and safety professionals and workers in the Upper Midwest, and nationally for the past 30 years. The proposed Center administration will build upon past successful individual programs to further strengthen the interaction of the programs and produce leaders who will make important contributions to the nation's workforce by reducing the burden of occupational injury and illness.

描述(由申请人提供)：中西部职业健康与安全中心(MCOHS)的目标是：(1)提供前沿的跨学科学术和研究培训，以继续培养能够在职业健康和安全领域做出重大贡献的杰出领导者；(2)职业健康和安全方面的继续教育，以培训执业专业人员，了解当前和正在出现的问题。该教育和研究中心(ERC)是根据国家职业安全与健康研究所(NIOSH)的任务而设立的，目的是提供足够的合格人员，以执行《职业健康与安全法》的宗旨，并减轻国家工伤和疾病的负担。这个ERC因其影响而在全国范围内得到认可，是16个全国范围内的ERC之一，其服务区域包括明尼苏达州、威斯康星州以及北达科他州和南达科他州。除了提供学位课程(公共卫生硕士、硕士、博士)和继续教育外，MCOHS还积极参与外展活动，并为工业、劳工、联邦、州和地方政府机构、农业和其他相关方提供区域资源中心。该ERC包括：职业医学；工业卫生；职业和环境健康护理；职业伤害预防研究；职业健康服务研究和政策；以及新提出的职业流行病学课程等优秀的研究生和继续专业教育课程。MCOHS还提供农业安全和健康以及危险物质方面的创新专业化跟踪和继续教育，以更好地满足多样化劳动力的健康和安全需求。由职业健康和安全从业者和社区领袖组成的外部咨询委员会就形成职业健康和安全实践的趋势以及对中心教育和研究工作的影响向中心管理层和教职员工提供建议。在过去的30年里，ERC成功地服务于上中西部和全国的职业健康和安全专业人员和工人的教育和研究需求。拟议的中心管理将在过去成功的个人项目的基础上，进一步加强项目之间的互动，并培养出将通过减轻职业伤害和疾病负担而为国家劳动力做出重要贡献的领导人。