North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center

描述(由申请人提供)：北卡罗来纳州职业安全与健康教育与研究中心(NC OSHERC)位于北卡罗来纳大学公共学院，与北卡罗来纳州立大学(NCSU)和杜克大学(Duke University)有合作单位。提供职业健康护理、安全与人体工程学(NCSU)和职业医学(杜克大学)等核心学科的学术培训。此外，还提供职业流行病学方面的专门培训。提出了职业暴露科学的联合计划，取代了以前的工业卫生计划。硕士和博士学位都有。北卡罗来纳州职业安全与健康教育中心有50多名教职员工，每年有100多名注册学生参加这些项目。我们还提供广泛的继续教育(CE)计划和有害物质培训计划。 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校的NC OSHERC的使命是提供高质量的教育、研究培训和职业健康与安全科学研究，以保护工人的健康。研究和多学科互动是这一过程的基础。教育：培训职业健康和安全专业人员，以获得扩大的知识库，提供职业健康和安全服务，并发展研究技能。研究：定义和发展职业健康和安全科学学科，以减少与工作相关的健康危害，改善工人的健康和工作条件。拟议方案的目的是： 1.在职业健康和安全领域培训职业医学、职业健康护理、安全/人体工程学、职业流行病学和职业暴露科学等学术学科的从业人员和研究人员。 2.通过课程作业、实地项目和研讨会提供跨学科的学习经验。 3.提供持续教育/有害物质培训计划，以满足从业者和那些对职业安全和健康感兴趣的人的需求。 建议的课程提供不同学科的硕士和博士水平，或医学博士后水平。我们预计每个项目至少录取最低要求的学生人数。培训活动包括课程作业、实践研讨会、实地项目和研究活动，其中许多是跨学科的。远程教育是OHN计划的一个选项。 各种个人CE跨学科课程在现场、合同基础上提供，或通过我们为期一周的夏季和冬季学院提供。除了继续教育，所有学科的教育、研究和实践主题的研讨会每季度通过NORA(国家职业研究议程)跨学科研讨会系列提供。跨学科合作是NC OSHERC的关键组成部分，教师、学生和社区合作伙伴参与共同项目，以改善工人的健康和安全。与当地职业安全和健康社区的接触是NC OSHERC不可或缺的一部分。 公共卫生相关性：这一教育和研究计划旨在为从业人员和研究人员提供职业健康和安全方面的准备。这些专业人员致力于保护和促进我国劳动力的健康和安全。职业健康和安全方面的教育和研究对于消除这些危险和使工作场所对所有工人更安全和更健康至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The North Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center (NC OSHERC) is located at the University of North Carolina, School of Public with collaborating units at NC State University (NCSU) and Duke University. Academic training is provided in the core disciplines of Occupational Health Nursing, Safety and Ergonomics (NCSU), and Occupational Medicine (Duke University). In addition, specialized training in Occupational Epidemiology is available. An allied program in Occupational Exposure Science, replacing the former Industrial Hygiene program is proposed. Both master's and doctoral degrees are offered. There are more than 50 faculty within the NC OSHERC with more than 100 enrolled students each year in these programs. We also offer an extensive Continuing Education (CE) program and Hazardous Substance Training program. The mission of the NC OSHERC at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill is to provide high quality education, research training, and research in the occupational health and safety sciences to protect worker health. Research and multidisciplinary interactions are the foundation of this process. Education: Train occupational health and safety professionals to acquire an expanded knowledge base, provide occupational health and safety services, and develop research skills. Research: Define and develop the discipline of the occupational health and safety sciences to reduce work related health hazards and improve worker health and working conditions. The purpose of the proposed program is to: 1. Train practitioners and researchers in the academic disciplines of occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, safety/ergonomics, occupational epidemiology, and occupational exposure science in the field of occupational health and safety. 2. Provide interdisciplinary learning experiences through coursework, field projects, and seminars. 3. Provide a continuing education/hazardous substance training program to meet the needs of practitioners and those interested in occupational safety and health. Proposed programs are offered at the master's and doctoral level in the different academic disciplines, or post-doctoral level in medicine. We anticipate admitting at least the minimum required number of students for each program area. Training activities include coursework, practica seminars, field projects, and research activities, many which are interdisciplinary in nature. Distance education is an option for the OHN Program. A variety of individual CE interdisciplinary courses are offered on-site, on contract basis, or through our week-long summer and Winter Institutes. In addition to the continuing education, seminars with topics relevant to education, research, and practice in all disciplines are offered quarterly through the NORA (National Occupational Research Agenda) Interdisciplinary Seminar Series. Interdisciplinary collaboration is a key component of the NC OSHERC among faculty, students, and community partners engaging in joint projects to improve worker health and safety. Outreach to the local occupational safety and health community is an integral part of the NC OSHERC. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: This education and research program is designed to prepare practitioners and researchers in occupational health and safety. These professionals work to protect and promote the health and safety of our nation's workforce. Education and research in occupational health and safety is essential to eliminate these hazards and make the workplace safer and healthier for all workers.