Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Enviromental Health

描述：RMCOEH是一个充满活力、创新和不断发展的ERC，自1977年以来一直存在于犹他州大学。它是第八区仅有的两个应急中心之一(UT、CO、WY、MT、ND、SD)，尽管这些州在职业死亡人数排行榜上名列前茅，因此迫切需要更多的职业安全卫生专业人员。在过去的赠款期间，我们取得了重大进展，包括支持RMCOEH的开创性立法。我们有两个新的捐赠席位(职业安全健康和矿业)。我们的项目正在增长，毕业生的质量也在加快。我们已经启动了三个新的研究生学位(MOH，MSOH，博士学位)。RMCOEH设有OMR、IH、E&S和OIPRT等学术项目，拥有150多名全职、兼职和其他支持教师。我们由OHNS提供特定的课程，向学员传授OHN的重要性。我们的CE项目每年培训2500名实习生，服务范围包括1100多家企业。RMCOEH与企业、员工团体、政府单位和其他社区组织建立了无与伦比的合作关系。这些都营造了一种氛围，促进了面向21世纪的职业安全与健康专业人员的最新培训。这些关系还提供了外部“实验室”来测试研究理论和开发创新，以提供更安全、更健康的工作场所。我们还拥有一个高度活跃的RMCOEH顾问委员会和一个中心执行委员会，这对推动RMCOEH的计划至关重要。RMCOEH拥有支持Nora II、R2P和其他研究任务的基础设施。RMCOEH的CE和外联计划促进和宣传有效的战略，并帮助确保将知识转化为实践。未来五年，我们计划：(1)增加我们的 现有的学术计划(增加教员人数和外部支持)，(2)为跨学科的NORA相关实习生经验和翻译研究活动制定强有力的有针对性的研究培训计划/R2P，(3)发展我们的校外NORA研究计划，(4)实施基于远程的职业健康硕士计划，(5)进一步振兴我们的试点/小项目计划，以及(6)重新启动我们的OHN计划。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): DESCRIPTION: The RMCOEH is a vibrant, innovative and growing ERC that has been in existence at the U. of Utah since 1977. It is one of only two ERCs in Region VIII (UT, CO, WY, MT, ND, SD), although these states are in the top rankings for occupational fatalities and thus have an urgent need for more OSH professionals. In the past grant period, we have made major progress, including ground-breaking legislation supporting the RMCOEH. We have 2 new endowed chairs (OSH and mining). Our programs are growing and quality of graduates has accelerated. We have initiated 3 new graduate degrees (MOH, MSOH, PhD in OEH). The RMCOEH has academic programs in OMR, IH, E&S and OIPRT and has over 150 full time, adjunct and other supporting faculty. We provide specific curricula by OHNs to teach the importance of OHN to our trainees. Our CE Programs train >2,500 trainees/year and outreach includes 1,100+ businesses. The RMCOEH enjoys unparalleled collaborative relationships with businesses, employee groups, governmental units, and other community organizations. These foster an atmosphere that facilitates state of- the art training for OSH professionals for the 21st Century. These relationships also provide the external 'laboratories' to test research theories and develop the innovations to provide safer and healthier workplaces. We also have a highly active RMCOEH Advisory Board and a Center Executive Committee that are critical in advancing the RMCOEH's programs. The RMCOEH has the infrastructure to support the NORA II, r2p and other research missions. The RMCOEH's CE and Outreach programs promote and publicize efficacious strategies and help ensure that knowledge is translated into practice. Over the next five year period, we plan to: (1) increase our existing academic programs (augmenting faculty numbers and external support), (2) develop a robust Targeted Research Training program for interdisciplinary NORA-related trainee experiences and translational research activities/r2p, (3) grow our extramural NORA research programs, (4) implement a distance-based Master of Occupational Health program, (5) further invigorate our Pilot/Small Projects Program, and (6) re-start our OHN Program.