Environmental and Occupational Disease Research Training in Southeast Asia

该项目将提高越南、泰国、柬埔寨和老挝的学者和公共卫生专业人员的职业和环境卫生研究能力和专业技能。该项目将建立在与东南亚和中美洲合作伙伴11年合作的基础上。在接下来的五年里，东南亚将是主要的重点，但中美洲，特别是尼加拉瓜将继续进行小规模的努力。该项目的核心是健康工作和环境合作中心，行政总部设在华盛顿大学，但代表了一个广泛的教师网络的研究人员和专业人员具有广泛的专业知识，在北美，主要是太平洋西北地区，和东南亚。东南亚的活动，包括培训生的选择，将由一个顾问委员会指导，该委员会由主要的东南亚合作伙伴和华盛顿大学的顾问组成。该中心将开展两项培训活动。研究培训计划包括基础研究培训，每年定期举办三次为期两周的培训班。将根据初步研究建议，通过竞争挑选受训人员。培训将包括项目设计、专题培训和提案准备。学员和其他初级研究人员之间的竞争性申请过程将导致中心每年为四到五个提案提供5,000 - 10,000美元的资金。每位入选的研究人员将由一对东南亚和北美教师共同指导。该中心还将为东南亚公共卫生学院的高级学位课程和华盛顿大学的博士学位或博士后课程的优秀候选人提供资金。政策、预防和专业培训倡议将提供关于职业和环境卫生与安全方面的区域高度优先问题的针对具体专题的短期课程，其目的是使公共卫生专业人员执业。课程将包括实践的专业人士作为讲师。将为选定的学员安排实习。该提案附有一个配套提案，如果得到资助，将在河内建立一个资源中心，为整个东南亚的中心活动提供当地管理的支持。资源中心的工作人员将由以前的受训人员组成，以过去的成功为基础，为可持续发展奠定基础。

This project will enhance the occupational and environmental health research capabilities and professional skills of academicians and public health professionals in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and Lao PDR. The project will build on an eleven year history of collaboration with partners in Southeast Asia and Central America. In the upcoming five years, Southeast Asia will be the primary focus, but smaller scale efforts will continue in Central America, particularly Nicaragua. The core of the project is the Collaborative Center for Healthy Work and Environment, administratively based at the University of Washington, but representing an extensive faculty network of researchers and professionals with a broad range of expertise in North America, primarily the Pacific Northwest, and Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia activities, including trainee selection, will be guided by an Advisory Board, comprised of major Southeast Asia partners and a University of Washington advisor. The Center will have two training initiatives. The Research Training Initiative includes basic research training, conducted as three 2-week sessions in a recurring annual cycle. Trainees will be selected competitively, based on preliminary research proposals. Training will cover project design, topic specific training, and proposal preparation. A competitive application process among trainees and other junior researchers will result in Center funding of $5,000-$10,000 for four or five proposals each year. Each selected investigator will be co-mentored by a pair of Southeast Asian and North American faculty. The Center will also fund exceptional candidates for advanced degree programs in Southeast Asian schools of public health, and PhD degree or postdoctoral programs at the University of Washington. The Policy, Prevention and Professional Training Initiative will provide topic-specific short courses on regional high priority issues in occupational and environmental health and safety, aimed at practicing public health professionals. Courses will include practicing professionals as instructors. Practical will be arranged for selected trainees. This proposal is accompanied by a companion proposal which, if funded, will establish a Resource Center in Hanoi to provide locally managed support for Center activities throughout Southeast Asia. The Resource Center will be staffed by former trainees, building on past successes and establishing a foundation for sustainability.