Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Training Grant

描述（由申请人提供）：中西部职业健康与安全中心（MCOHS）教育与研究中心（ERC）的使命是确保提供卓越的中心：1)前沿的跨学科学术和研究培训，以准备杰出的领导人谁做出重大贡献的职业健康和安全领域，(2)继续教育（CE），以准备在该领域的专业人士，以解决当前和新出现的威胁，以国家的劳动力。该ERC成立于30多年前，是为了响应国家职业安全与健康研究所的一项任务，即提供足够的合格人员，以执行《职业安全与健康法案》的目的，并减轻国家因工受伤和生病的负担。MCOHS在地区、国家和国际上得到认可，服务于明尼苏达州、威斯康星州、北达科他州和南达科他州地区，是工业、劳工、联邦、州和地方政府机构、农业和其他相关方的资源。重点研究生课程：工业卫生；职业和环境医学；职业和环境卫生护理；职业卫生服务研究与政策；职业伤害预防研究；和有害物质。提出职业与环境流行病学、农业安全与卫生专业。CE项目提供农业安全、卫生和有害物质方面的创新课程，以更好地满足多样化劳动力的需求。创新的行政结构支持加强跨学科研究、教育和推广工作，包括r2p，并加强多元化招聘。新的战略规划工作的实施进一步加强了该中心，主要利益相关者的重点参与，以确保该中心能够继续培养为国家劳动力的安全和健康做出重要贡献的领导者。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The mission of the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) Education and Research Center (ERC) is to ensure a center of excellence that provides: 1) cutting-edge interdisciplinary academic and research training to prepare exceptional leaders who make significant contributions to the field of occupational health and safety, and (2) continuing education (CE) to prepare professionals in the field to address current and emerging threats to the nation's workforce. This ERC was established over 30 years ago in response to a mandate of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ~ to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and reduce the national burden of work-related injury and illness. Recognized regionally, nationally and internationally, MCOHS serves the region of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota and is a resource for industry, labor, federal, state, and local government agencies, agriculture, and other interested parties. Excellence is provided in key graduate academic programs: Industrial Hygiene; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing; Occupational Health Services Research and Policy; Occupational Injury Prevention Research; and Hazardous Substances. Programs in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology and Agricultural Safety and Health are proposed. CE programs offer innovative tracks in agricultural safety and health and hazardous substances to better meet the needs of a diverse workforce. An innovative administrative structure supports enhanced efforts in interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach, including r2p, and strengthens diversity recruitment. Implementation of new strategic planning efforts further strengthens this Center with focused involvement of key stakeholders to ensure the Center is positioned to continue to produce the leaders who make important contributions to the safety and health of the nation's workforce. Relevance: The MCOHS ERC serves the region of Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, and South Dakota and is a resource for industry, labor, federal, state, and local government agencies, agriculture, and other interested parties. Recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally, it provides outstanding academic and research training programs and innovative Continuing Education programs to ensure the Center is positioned to continue to produce the leaders who make important contributions to occupational safety and health.