Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers

描述（由申请人提供）：这个拟议的继续教育计划在有害物质培训（HST）将是一个跨学科的努力，在约翰霍普金斯教育和研究中心的职业安全与健康，并将建立在现有的继续教育和推广计划的优势。来自ERC职业和环境健康护理，职业医学住院医师以及职业和环境卫生核心课程的教师也将在该计划中发挥关键作用。 HST计划将实现以下长期目标： ?制定并实施一项教学计划，从2006年7月1日至2007年6月30日; ?与负责清理、执法和培训处理危险物质的人员的机构协调培训活动; ?为参与评估、管理和处理危险物质的私人、州和地方卫生和环境专业人员和工人实施网络基础模块、短期课程和继续教育方案;以及 ?进行评价，以表明区域对培训专业人员的需求正在得到满足 所有职业健康和环境人员必须根据其培训水平，为评估、管理和/或处理危险物质和自然灾害做好充分准备。HST计划将为来自各个部门的公共卫生专业人员和工作人员提供制定保护人员，财产和环境的战略所需的技能。9.11恐怖袭击和卡特里娜飓风等自然灾害表明了危险物质培训与公共卫生的相关性。为应对此类事件，我们开发了一种工人培训模式，以满足各部门的不同需求。这个HST计划将建立在该模型加上这个ERC过去的培训经验。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): This proposed continuing education program in Hazardous Substance Training (HST) will be an interdisciplinary effort within the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health, and will build on the strengths of the existing continuing education and outreach program. Faculty from the ERC core programs of occupational and environmental health nursing, occupational medicine residency, and occupational and environmental hygiene will also play a key role in this program. The HST Program will meet the following long term objectives: ? Develop and implement a program of instruction to take place form 7/1/06-6/30/07; ? Coordinate training activities with agencies responsible for cleanup, enforcement, and training of personnel who deal with hazardous substances; ? Implement web base modules, short courses and continuing education programs for private, state and local health and environmental professionals and workers involved in evaluating, managing and handling hazardous substances; and ? Conduct evaluations to demonstrate that the regional needs for training professionals are being met All occupational health and environmental personnel must be adequately prepared to evaluate, manage and/or handle hazardous substances and natural disasters based on their level of training. The HST Program will provide Public Health professionals and workers from a variety of sectors the skills needed to develop strategies to protect persons, property and the environment. The terrorist attack of 9/11 and natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina demonstrate the relevance of hazardous substance training to public health. In response to such events, we have developed a model for worker training that addresses variable needs across sectors. This HST program will build on that model plus the past training experience of this ERC.