Deep South Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center

描述(由申请人提供)：深南中心履行其使命，通过跨学科教育、研究和外展计划，培养保护和促进工人健康和安全的专业人员，自1982年以来一直是东南部的职业安全和健康资源。中心行政核心设在阿拉巴马大学伯明翰分校(UAB)公共卫生学院，包括执行委员会、顾问委员会、外联、多样性、NORA和试点项目研究培训计划和跨学科协调。该中心为以下领域的硕士和博士提供学习机会：工业卫生(IH)和UAB公共卫生学院的有害物质学术培训(HSAT)，UAB护理学院的职业健康护理(OHN)，奥本大学工程学院的职业伤害预防研究培训(OPIRT)，以及阿拉巴马大学社区健康科学学院的农业安全与健康(AgSH)。我们请求为IH的7名全日制学生、HSAT的3名、OHN的9名、OSE的5名、OPIRT的3名和AGSH的7名提供支持。我们建议在采矿、建筑和公共管理部门进行Nora研究，并在此申请中提出一个试点项目研究培训计划。我们的继续教育和危险物质培训计划也位于UAB公共卫生学院，预计在项目期间的每年向约900名参与者提供60多门课程。我们完善的学术课程由国家认可的教师授课，向我们的学生灌输对职业安全和健康专业的跨学科性质的欣赏。我们80%的毕业生仍在职业安全和健康专业执业，其中约65%位于美国东南部。我们参与了适用于本地区行业的研究，我们的继续教育和外展计划通过相关和有效的培训课程和研讨会提高了从业者的知识和技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): By meeting its mission of developing professionals who protect and promote the health and safety of workers through interdisciplinary education, research, and outreach programs, the Deep South Center has been an occupational safety and health resource to the southeast since 1982. The Center Administrative Core is housed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health, and includes an Executive Committee, Board of Advisors, Outreach, Diversity, NORA and Pilot Project Research Training programs and interdisciplinary coordination. The Center provides opportunities for masters and doctoral academic studies in the fields of industrial hygiene (IH) and a specialty in hazardous substances academic training (HSAT) at the UAB School of Public Health, occupational health nursing (OHN) at the UAB School of Nursing, occupational safety and ergonomics (OSE) and a specialty in occupational injury prevention research training (OPIRT) at the Auburn University College of Engineering, and agricultural safety and health (AgSH) at the University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. We are requesting support for seven full time students in IH, three in HSAT, nine in OHN, five in OSE, three in OPIRT, and seven in AgSH. We are proposing to conduct NORA research the mining, construction and public administration sectors, and a pilot projects research training program is also proposed in this application. Our Continuing Education and Hazardous Substance Training programs, also located in the UAB School of Public Health, anticipate offering over 60 courses to about 900 attendees in each year of the project period. Our well established academic programs, taught by nationally-recognized faculty members, instill in our students an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the occupational safety and health professions. The productivity of these programs is indicated by 80% of our graduates still practicing in the occupational safety and health professions, and about 65% are located in the southeast U.S. We are involved in research applicable to the industries in our region, and our continuing education and outreach programs have enhanced the knowledge and skills of practitioners through relevant and effective training courses and seminars.