OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTERS (T42)

 描述(由申请人提供)：中西部职业健康与安全中心(MCOHS)教育与研究中心(ERC)作为卓越中心的使命是：1)提供尖端的跨学科学术和研究培训，以培养对职业安全和健康(OSH)做出重大贡献的杰出领导者；以及2)继续教育(CE)，为专业人员培养应对当前和新出现的国家劳动力威胁的能力。该提案要求在2015年7月1日至2020年6月30日期间继续提供资金。 目的：解决为实现《职业安全和健康法》的宗旨而需要提供足够的合格人员的问题，并减轻MCOHS所服务的中西部地区及其他地区的国家工伤和疾病负担。理由：在医学研究所之前的一份报告中得出的结论仍然是正确的，该结论指出，“……基本上可以预防的职业病和伤害的持续负担，以及缺乏足够的职业安全和健康(OSH)服务……表明显然需要更多各级的职业安全与健康专业人员。”NIOSH最近委托的报告《职业安全与健康劳动力的国家评估》进一步证实了这一点，该报告确定了远远超出现有训练有素的职业安全与健康专业人员的需求。 设计：一个创新的管理结构，由战略规划和承诺的咨询委员会指导，支持在跨学科研究、教育和外联方面加强努力，包括从研究到实践，并加强多样性招聘。严格的研究生学术和研究计划能够在(学位和预计人数)方面进行质量培训：工业卫生学(PhD-11，MS-12，MPH-18)；职业和环境医学(MPH-17)；职业和环境健康护理(PhD-3，MS-0，MPH-13)；职业卫生服务研究和政策(PhD-10)；职业和环境流行病学(PhD-8，MPH-2)；以及职业伤害预防研究(PhD-9)；虽然课程持续时间不同，但课程预期为：硕士(~2年)；博士学位(~4年)此外，一个主要的CE课程提供面授和远程学习(预计为18,000人)的新颖课程，以满足多样化劳动力的需求。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) Education and Research Center (ERC), as a center of excellence, is to provide: 1) cutting-edge interdisciplinary academic and research training to prepare exceptional leaders who make significant contributions to occupational safety and health (OSH), and 2) continuing education (CE) to prepare professionals to address current and emerging threats to the nation's workforce. This proposal requests continued funding for the period, July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020. Objective: To address the need for an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and reduce the national burden of work-related injury and illness in the Midwest region served by the MCOHS, and beyond. Rationale: A previous conclusion in an Institute of Medicine report, that remains true, stated, "...the continuing burden of largely preventable occupational diseases and injuries and the lack of adequate occupational safety and health (OSH) services ...indicate a clear need for more OSH professionals at all levels." Further confirmation is noted in the recent NIOSH-commissioned report, "National Assessment of the Occupational Safety and Health Workforce," identifying needs that greatly exceed available trained OSH professionals. Design: An innovative administrative structure, guided by a strategic plan and committed advisory board, supports enhanced efforts in interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach, including research-to practice, and strengthens diversity recruitment. Rigorous graduate academic and research programs enable quality training in (degrees and projected numbers): Industrial Hygiene (PhD-11, MS-12, MPH-18); Occupational and Environmental Medicine (MPH-17); Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing (PhD- 3, MS-0, MPH-13); Occupational Health Services Research and Policy (PhD-10); Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology (PhD-8, MPH-2); and Occupational Injury Prevention Research (PhD-9); while program duration varies, program expectations are: masters' (~2 years); PhD (~ 4 years) In addition, a major CE Program offers novel courses in-person and through distance learning (projected =18,000) to meet the needs of a diverse workforce.