Western States Occupational Network Meeting

描述（由申请人提供）：州和地区流行病学家理事会（CSTE）寻求三年的资金，以继续从2010年到2012年的西部州职业网络（韦斯顿）会议。这次会议的总体目标是在西部地区建立以州为基础的职业流行病学能力，包括改善或发展对工伤和疾病的监测，调查病例和疫情，在州一级建立职业卫生流行病学能力，传播预防公共卫生的信息。本次会议的目标包括制定职业风险评估，应用流行病学，工作现场干预和其他预防工作的共同优先事项;并促进西部地区国家职业流行病学家，NIOSH和学术界同事之间的科学合作。科技教育委员会要求提供资金，以支助与会者的旅费，否则他们将没有机会参加这次会议，因为他们所在的州缺乏资金。CSTE要求提供航空运输、地面运输、旅馆住宿、每日津贴和其他与旅行有关的费用。 由CSTE，国家和NIOSH代表以及继续教育主任组成的组委会在山区和平原教育和研究中心将定期举行电话会议，计划即将举行的韦斯顿会议，最终确定议程，邀请与会者，并进一步确定每次会议的目的，目标和成果。 公共卫生相关性：西部各州职业网络（韦斯顿）2010年至2012年会议的总体目标是在西部地区建立基于各州的职业流行病学能力，因为科技教育委员会强调各州缺乏充分跟踪工伤和疾病的能力。在过去十年中，国家职业技术教育委员会与国家职业安全和健康研究所（NIOSH）合作，以实现提高国家职业健康监测能力和改善公共健康的目标。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) seeks three year funding to continue the Western States Occupational Network (WestON) meeting from 2010 through 2012. The overall goal of this meeting is to build capacity for state-based occupational epidemiology in the Western region, including improving or developing surveillance of work-related injuries and diseases, investigation of cases and outbreaks, implementation of epidemiological capacity in occupational health at the state level and dissemination of information for public health prevention. Objectives of this meeting include developing common priorities for occupational risk assessment, applied epidemiology, worksite interventions and other prevention efforts; and to promote scientific collaboration among state-based occupational epidemiologists, NIOSH and academic colleagues in the Western region. CSTE is requesting funding to support travel for participants who would not otherwise have the opportunity to attend this meeting due to lack of funding within their state. CSTE requests support for airline transportation, ground transportation, hotel accommodations, per diem expenses, and other travel related expenses. An organizing committee composed of CSTE, state and NIOSH representatives and the Director of Continuing Education at the Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center will regularly meet via teleconference to plan upcoming WestON meetings, finalize the agenda, invite participants, and further define objectives, goals and outcomes of each meeting. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The overall goal of the Western States Occupational Network (WestON) meeting from 2010 through 2012 is to build capacity for state-based occupational epidemiology in the Western region, as CSTE has highlighted the lack of capacity of states to sufficiently track work-related injury and illness. Over the past decade, CSTE has worked in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) towards the goal of increasing state-based occupational health surveillance capacity and improving public health.