Community Engagement in Occupational and Environmental Health Research

描述（由申请人提供）：“社区参与工作场所和社区环境健康研究：青年专业人员研讨会”会议将是一个为期一天半的研讨会，旨在确定如何有效地让工人、工人倡导者和社区代表参与探索性研究项目，以改善工作场所和社区的环境条件。本次研讨会将启动职业健康实习计划（OHIP）十周年纪念活动，最终将：1)在2013年波士顿美国公共卫生协会会议上发表演讲；2)在《新解决方案：环境和职业健康政策杂志》上发表文章，强调将工作纳入环境和公共卫生干预措施以及招募不同群体的年轻人进入该领域的重要性。研讨会和OHIP总体上与NIEHS利益相关者会议上出现的主题一致，以制定5年战略计划；具体而言，协作和综合研究方法的重要性；解决健康不平等问题；培训环境科学方面的劳动力；沟通，拓展和社区参与。该提案支持以下NIEHS战略目标：6（健康差异）和8（环境健康科学教育），9（劳动力发展和多样性）和11（沟通和协作）。http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/boards/naehsc/agenda/may2012/niehs_strategic_plan.pdf。该研讨会将由加州大学洛杉矶分校劳动职业安全与健康计划（LOSH）主办，该计划是NIEHS工人教育和培训计划（WETP）的获奖者，并将与定于2013年6月在洛杉矶举行的职业健康实习计划（OHIP）的国家定向一起举行。参与者将包括一个由25名实习生组成的多元化小组，他们将在2013年夏季在全国8-9个地点的社区工作，以及另外20-25名前实习生，社区，环境正义和工人倡导者，大学研究人员和政府机构代表。在完成工作坊后，OHIP实习生将能够：解释让工人和社区成员参与环境和职业计划以保护弱势群体的价值。2. 采用有效的以社区为基础的研究和教育方法，努力控制不同人群的工作场所/环境暴露。3. 描述工作场所和环境暴露之间的联系。4. 确定进一步发展职业和环境健康研究技能的机会，并在实习计划后追求职业选择。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The "Community Engagement in Workplace & Community Environmental Health Research: A Workshop for Young Professionals" conference will be a 1 1/2 day workshop to identify ways to effectively involve workers, worker advocates and community representatives in exploratory research projects to improve environmental conditions in the workplace and community. The workshop will kick off activities for the 10th anniversary of the Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) culminating in: 1) presentations at the 2013 American Public Health Association conference in Boston and 2) an article in New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy that highlights the importance of integrating work into environmental and public health interventions and of recruiting a diverse group of young people into the field. The workshop, and OHIP overall, are consistent with themes that emerged in NIEHS stakeholder meetings to develop a 5-year strategic plan; specifically, the importance of collaborative and integrative approaches to research; of addressing health disparities; of training a workforce in environmental sciences; and of communication, outreach and community engagement. This proposal supports the following NIEHS strategic goals: Six (health disparities) and Eight (environmental health sciences education), Nine (workforce development and diversity) and Eleven (communication and collaboration). http://www.niehs.nih.gov/about/boards/naehsc/agenda/may2012/niehs_strategic_plan.pdf. The workshop will be hosted by the UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program (LOSH), an awardee of the NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program (WETP), and will be held in conjunction with the national orientation of the Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) scheduled for June 2013 in Los Angeles. Participants will include a diverse group of 25 interns who will be based in the community at 8-9 sites throughout the country in summer 2013 as well as an additional 20-25 former interns, community, environmental justice and worker advocates, university researchers, and government agency representatives. Upon completing the workshop, OHIP interns will be able to: 1. Explain the value of involving workers and community members in environmental and occupational programs to protect vulnerable groups. 2. Apply effective community-based research and education approaches to efforts to control workplace/environmental exposures among diverse populations. 3. Describe the links between workplace and environmental exposures. 4. Identify opportunities to further develop occupational and environmental health research skills and pursue career options after the internship program.