North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers

北卡罗来纳州职业安全与健康教育和研究中心

• 批准号: 10557681
• 负责人: LEENA A NYLANDER-FRENCH
• 金额: $ 167.52万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10557681
• 关键词: North; Carolina; Occupational; Safety; Health

PROJECT SUMMARY This is a competing renewal application for the North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center (NC OSHERC). Our unique Center builds upon the strengths of the occupational health and safety (OHS) education and research programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and North Carolina State University. Nearly 62% of US adults are employed, and work exerts an independent, powerful influence on their health and safety. As we conducted needs and strengths assessments in preparation for this Center proposal, we saw how the COVID- 19 pandemic created a massive re-shaping of work, work conditions, and worker health, particularly related to safety, mental health, and well-being among essential and underserved workers. This observation has strengthened our joint efforts with both our regional Education and Research Center colleagues and other OHS partners to serve the emerging needs of occupational health professionals and the diverse workforce. The guiding mission of the NC OSHERC is to provide high- quality education and research training in the OHS sciences for the protection and promotion of worker health and well- being and to prevent occupational illness and injury in North Carolina, the southeast region, and the nation. To fulfill this mission, our goals are to (1) train future leaders to meet the nation’s OHS research needs and NIOSH priority goals and (2) bridge the gap between the innovative research being conducted in OHS within the regional universities and the needs of the region’s workforce. We will accomplish these goals through interdisciplinary OHS training, research, and service. The proposed education and research program’s specific aims are to: 1. Train practitioners, educators, and researchers in the academic disciplines of occupational exposure science and industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, safety and ergonomics, occupational epidemiology, and Total Worker Healthâ, with a specific focus given to training diverse, underrepresented, and minority practitioners and researchers. 2. Provide interdisciplinary learning experiences through coursework, practice and field projects, research activities, and seminars. Academic training and targeted research training programs guide trainees to develop skills in scientific inquiry and research to practice (r2p) to mitigate and eliminate hazards and improve working conditions. 3. Provide outreach and continuing education training programs to meet the needs of practitioners and OHS stakeholders. 4. Fund pilot research projects to support the development of young investigators and advance OHS science. The NC OSHERC is uniquely positioned to increase capacity and address the future challenges of OHS training, research, and preparedness in the Southeast and the nation by training diverse OHS practitioners and professionals in the challenging interdisciplinary OHS field and by fostering greater collaboration between academic researchers, local, state, and federal occupational professionals, as well as business and industry sector stakeholders. The NC OSHERC’s overall program responds to mandates in the OSHA Act, section 2(b)(5) and addresses the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) 2019 – 2024 priorities and critically important OHS issues in the NORA sector and cross-sector areas.

项目摘要 这是北卡罗来纳州职业安全与健康教育和研究的竞争性更新申请 中心（NC OSHERC）。我们独特的中心建立在职业健康与安全（OHS）教育的优势之上 以及位于查佩尔山的北卡罗来纳州大学、杜克大学和北卡罗来纳州州立大学的研究项目 大学近62%的美国成年人有工作，工作对他们的健康产生了独立而强大的影响， 安全为代价的当我们为准备该中心提案进行需求和优势评估时，我们看到了COVID- 19大流行对工作、工作条件和工人健康，特别是与安全、心理和健康有关的方面， 健康和福利的基本和服务不足的工人。这一意见加强了我们的共同努力， 我们的区域教育和研究中心的同事和其他OHS合作伙伴，以满足新兴的需求， 职业健康专业人员和多样化的劳动力。NC OSHERC的指导使命是提供高质量的 在职业健康安全科学方面的优质教育和研究培训，以保护和促进工人的健康和福祉， 在北卡罗来纳州、东南部地区和全国范围内，履行这一 使命，我们的目标是（1）培养未来的领导者，以满足国家的OHS研究需求和NIOSH的优先目标和（2） 弥合区域大学内OHS进行的创新研究与 该地区的劳动力。我们将通过跨学科的OHS培训，研究和服务来实现这些目标。的 拟议的教育和研究方案的具体目标是： 1.培训职业暴露科学和工业科学等学科的从业人员、教育工作者和研究人员 卫生学、职业医学、安全和人体工程学、职业流行病学和工人总体健康”，其中 特别注重培训多样化、代表性不足和少数民族的从业人员和研究人员。 2.通过课程作业，实践和实地项目，研究活动提供跨学科的学习经验， 研讨会等学术培训和有针对性的研究培训计划指导学员发展科学探究技能 以及从研究到实践（r2 p），以减轻和消除危害并改善工作条件。 3.提供外展和继续教育培训计划，以满足从业人员和OHS利益相关者的需求。 4.资助试点研究项目，以支持年轻研究人员的发展和推进OHS科学。 NC OSHERC具有独特的优势，可以提高能力并应对OHS培训，研究， 和准备在东南部和全国培训不同的职业健康安全从业人员和专业人员在具有挑战性的 跨学科的职业健康安全领域，并通过促进学术研究人员，地方，州和联邦之间更大的合作 职业专业人员以及工商部门利益攸关方。NC OSHERC的总体计划 响应OSHA法案第2（B）（5）条的要求，并解决国家职业研究议程（诺拉） 2019 - 2024年诺拉部门和跨部门领域的优先事项和至关重要的OHS问题。