Occupational Safety and Health, ERC- OHN, University of Illinois at Chicago

描述（由申请人提供）：伊利诺伊州中心职业和环境安全与健康的存在，以改善，促进和维护工人和社区的健康，通过应用创新和跨学科的方法：1）培养专业人员成为职业和环境安全与健康的领导者，指导和管理职业和环境安全与健康计划;教授其他职业和环境卫生专业人员，并研究与职业和环境安全和卫生有关的问题; 2）向职业和环境卫生与安全专业人员提供继续教育，并向工人和社区提供外联，以提高他们的知识、技能，提高对职业和环境安全与健康方面关键问题的认识，特别关注处境危险和得不到充分服务的工人和社区的问题和需要; 3）通过培养博士生，为职业和环境安全与健康知识库做出贡献，执行教师和学生对区域，国家和全球意义的问题的研究，并传播他们的研究成果;和4）作为一个区域信息资源。职业和环境健康与安全教育和研究中心（伊利诺斯州ERG）由14个项目组成。有7个学术课程：工业卫生（IH），有害物质（HSAT），职业医学（OM），职业健康护理（OHN），农业安全与健康（ASH-A），职业安全（OS）和职业流行病学（OE）有三个继续教育和推广计划：工业卫生、职业医学、职业健康护理和职业安全方面的继续教育（CE）;有害物质（HST）;农业安全与健康（ASH-CE）ERC还拥有中心范围的活动，包括中心行政核心，外展，多样性招聘和跨学科协调（CWA），以及试点项目研究培训计划（PPRT）和有针对性的研究培训计划（TRT）。此应用程序是职业健康护理的竞争性更新应用程序。 伊利诺伊州ERC在满足区域和国家对职业安全和健康培训的需求方面产生了重大影响。从学员人数、继续教育课程、出版物、演示文稿以及我们与其他学术课程和社区合作伙伴的关系来看，我们在本地区和美国推进了职业安全和健康领域。在上一个项目期间，我们在培训方面取得了出色的成绩，是本地区和全国职业安全和健康领域公认的实体。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Illinois Center for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health exists to improve, promote, and maintain the health of workers and communities by applying innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to: 1) prepare professionals to be leaders in occupational and environmental safety and health who will direct and manage occupational and environmental safety and health programs, teach other occupational and environmental health professionals, and research issues pertinent to occupational and environmental safety and health; 2) provide continuing education to occupational and environmental health and safety professionals and outreach to workers and communities to improve their knowledge, skills, and awareness of key issues in occupational and environmental safety and health, devoting special attention to the problems and needs of at risk and underserved workers and communities; 3) contribute to the knowledge base in occupational and environmental safety and health by preparing doctoral students, performing faculty and student research on problems of regional, national, and global significance, and disseminating the results of their research; and 4) serve as a regional information resource. The Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center (Illinois ERG) is comprised of 14 programs. There are 7 academic programs: Industrial Hygiene (IH), Hazardous Substances (HSAT), Occupational Medicine (OM), Occupational Health Nursing (OHN), Agricultural Safety and Health (ASH-A), Occupational Safety (OS), and Occupational Epidemiology (OE) There are three continuing education and outreach programs: Continuing Education in industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, occupational health nursing, and occupational safety (CE); Hazardous Substances (HST); and Agricultural Safety and Health (ASH-CE). The ERC also has Center Wide Activities including a Center Administrative Core, Outreach, Diversity Recruitment, and Interdisciplinary Coordination (CWA), as well as a Pilot Projects Research Training program (PPRT) and Targeted Research Training program (TRT). This application is the competitive renewal application for Occupational Health Nursing. The Illinois ERC has made a significant impact in meeting the regional and national needs for occupational safety and health training. As seen by the number of trainees, continuing education offerings, publications, presentations, and our relationships with other academic programs and community partners, we have advanced the field of occupational safety and health in our region and in the US. In the previous project period we have established an outstanding record in training and are a recognized entity in the field of occupational safety and health in our region and nationally.