4th International Conference on the History of Occupational and Environmental Med

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议的职业和环境健康史会议将吸引来自美国和国际的参与者展示研究成果，分享信息，并普遍促进该学科。这将是过去15年来一系列此类会议中的第四次，但却是第一次在北美举行。会议将安排半天的方法研讨会、与专家小组讨论相关的一系列主题演讲和原创性研究报告。职业和环境医学史领域的一系列世界领导人已经承诺参加拟议的会议。会议记录的出版正在通过加州大学人文学科项目与加州大学出版社合作进行评估。NIOSH的支持对促进本次会议至关重要，并将积极加强NIOSH在国际职业卫生领域的作用，从而带来重大的公共卫生效益。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed conference on the history of occupational and environmental health will draw participants from the United States and internationally to present research findings, share information, and promote the discipline generally. It will be the fourth in a series of such conferences over the last decade and a half, but the first in North America. The conference will be structured to include a half-day methods workshop, a series of keynote presentations linked to expert panel discussions, and presentations of original research. A series of world leaders in the field of occupational and environmental medical history have already committed to participating in the proposed meeting. Publication of the proceedings is being evaluated through a University of California humanities program in collaboration with the UC Press. NIOSH support will be critical to promote this conference and will positively reinforce the role of NIOSH in the international occupational health arena, thus leading to significant public health benefits. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The proposed international conference addresses an important, unmet educational need specific to the public health discipline of occupational safety and health. Learning from historical experience is pivotal to future public health efforts. The meeting will provide methodological training and a forum of the exchange of new research. The contents of this conference are likely to be disseminated far beyond the actual attendees through multiple channels and widespread impact. This will be the first such meeting held in the U.S.