The Environmental Health Science Program at Western Kentucky University

西肯塔基大学环境健康科学项目

• 批准号: 9811338
• 负责人: Ritchie D Taylor
• 金额: $ 14.93万
• 依托单位: WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-07-01 至 2022-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9811338
• 关键词: Environmental; Health; Science; Program; Western

Project Summary The success of the undergraduate Environmental Health Science (EHS) Program and the need for advanced training opportunities for the occupational and environmental health and safety workforce has led to the creation of the graduate program in Environmental and Occupational Health Science (EOHS) at Western Kentucky University (WKU). This graduate program has seen strong interest in the region since its inception. The success of graduates from both programs, employed as occupational safety and health specialists, environmental health and safety specialists, industrial hygienists, and in closely related fields, has established the credibility of the institution to offer this curriculum. The undergraduate EHS Program is currently supported by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Training Project Grant (TPG). A critical need for the graduate EOHS program is NIOSH TPG funding to enhance environmental and occupational safety and health training for graduate students, create a more diverse EOHS student population, and meet EOHS workforce needs in this region. The EOHS Master of Science degree program at WKU is a comprehensive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program built upon education and training in basic and applied sciences. The overall educational objective is a multidisciplinary approach that provides students the opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the chemical, biological, physical and social factors or stressors in the occupational and natural environments that impact public health outcomes. The courses offered in both the EHS and EOHS programs are designed to educate and train students in anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace factors that may affect the health, comfort or productivity of workers and the public. These programs respond to needs identified by our advisory committee members, area industries, and EOHS consultants in the field. The NIOSH TPG funding at WKU would support specific objectives to enhance occupational safety and health, and related training through both the EHS and EOHS degree programs. These objectives are to support recruitment and training of students in EOHS, enhance the diversity of students in the program, and advance the EOHS field in this region. Specifically, the TPG will provide tuition scholarships and stipends to train six (6) graduate students, or more, each project annum. Training though the EOHS curriculum will allow students to graduate with a Master of Science degree in EOHS. A broad goal of the TPG is to attract and retain minority students. The EHS undergraduate program has seen an increase in minority student enrollments. The administrators of WKU's NIOSH TPG believe that it is important to continue to be diligent and innovative in expanding opportunities for minorities to enter the EOHS field. NIOSH TPG sponsorship of the WKU Programs will ensure opportunities and training that will promote expertise in the EOHS field for the people of Kentucky, and beyond.

项目摘要 本科环境健康科学（EHS）计划的成功和需要先进的 为职业和环境健康与安全工作人员提供培训机会， 在环境和职业健康科学（EOHS）在西方研究生课程的创建 肯塔基州大学。该研究生项目自成立以来就引起了该地区的浓厚兴趣。 这两个项目的毕业生成功地被聘为职业安全和健康专家， 环境健康和安全专家，工业企业家，以及密切相关的领域，已经建立了 提供这门课程的机构的可信度。目前支持本科EHS计划 国家职业安全与健康研究所（NIOSH）培训项目补助金（TPG）。一个关键 需要研究生EOHS计划是NIOSH TPG资金，以提高环境和职业 为研究生提供安全和健康培训，创造更多样化的EOHS学生群体，并满足 本地区的EOHS劳动力需求。 在WKU理学硕士学位课程的EOHS是一个综合性的科学，技术，工程， 数学和数学（STEM）计划建立在基础科学和应用科学的教育和培训之上。整体 教育目标是一个多学科的方法，为学生提供发展的机会， 全面了解化学，生物，物理和社会因素或压力， 影响公共卫生结果的职业和自然环境。 EHS和EOHS课程提供的课程旨在教育和培训学生， 预测、识别、评估和控制可能影响健康、舒适或 工人和公众的生产力。这些计划响应我们的咨询委员会确定的需求 成员、区域行业和现场EOHS顾问。WKU的NIOSH TPG资金将支持 具体目标，以加强职业安全和健康，并通过EHS和 EOHS学位课程。这些目标是支持EOHS学生的招聘和培训， 加强学生的多样性，并在该地区推进EOHS领域。 具体来说，TPG将提供学费奖学金和津贴，以培养六（6）名研究生，或更多， 每个项目每年。培训虽然EOHS课程将允许学生毕业与硕士 EOHS理科学位。TPG的一个广泛目标是吸引和留住少数民族学生。风险和健康普查 少数民族学生的入学人数有所增加。西肯塔基大学的管理人员 NIOSH TPG认为，重要的是要继续勤奋和创新，以扩大机会， 少数民族进入EOHS领域。NIOSH TPG赞助WKU计划将确保机会 和培训，将促进专业知识在EOHS领域的肯塔基州的人民，超越。