Collaborative Center for Healthy Work and Environment

描述(由申请人提供) 该项目将提高越南、泰国、柬埔寨和老挝的院士和公共卫生专业人员的职业和环境健康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年合作历史的基础上。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，将继续进行较小规模的努力。 该项目的核心是健康工作和环境合作中心，总部设在华盛顿大学，管理上总部设在华盛顿大学，但代表着广泛的教职员工网络，这些研究人员和专业人员在北美、主要是太平洋西北部和东南亚拥有广泛的专业知识。东南亚的活动，包括学员的选择，将由一个由东南亚主要合作伙伴和一名华盛顿大学顾问组成的顾问委员会指导。该中心将有两项培训举措。 研究培训倡议包括基础研究培训，为期三次，为期两周，每年循环进行一次。受训人员将根据初步研究建议，以竞争性方式进行挑选。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。每一位被选中的调查员都将由一对东南亚和北美的教员共同指导。该中心还将资助东南亚公共卫生学院高级学位项目以及华盛顿大学博士或博士后项目的特殊候选人。 政策、预防和专业培训倡议将提供针对特定专题的短期课程，内容涉及职业和环境健康与安全方面的区域高度优先问题，旨在培养公共卫生专业人员。课程将包括作为讲师的执业专业人员。将为选定的实习生安排实践。该提案还附有一个配套提案，如果获得资金，将在河内建立一个资源中心，为该中心在东南亚各地的活动提供当地管理的支持。资源中心将由以前的受训人员组成，在过去成功的基础上再接再厉，为可持续发展奠定基础。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) 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.