Education Programs in Occupational Safety and Health: University of Puerto Rico

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• Personal Author:
  Gonzalez J
• Description:
  A five-year (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013) performance report for the University of Puerto Rico MS Industrial Hygiene Training Program is presented. The Training Program was developed to contribute to occupational disease and injury prevention, particularly on the Island. The Puerto Rican work force is estimated to be 1,087,000 employees, spread among about 40,000 workplaces of different kinds on the Island. For the past last five years, an average 34,000 new occupational injuries or illnesses are registered each year according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor). The goals of the IH Program are to train industrial hygienists for the growing need of this professional, to conduct research, and provide continuing education and outreach activities in this field. The training program consists of 68 credit-hours of coursework and includes: eighteen (18) credit-hours in public health basic areas; ten (10) credit-hours in environmental health and thirty-two (35) credit-hours in industrial hygiene courses. Five (5) additional credit-hours are required in elective courses. Three full-time faculty members are devoted full-time to the Program in addition to other supporting faculty. Major accomplishments during this project period included: enhancement of the curriculum, recruitment of an adequate number of students, high participation of program faculty in curriculum revision, sponsored research and community service projects, and outreach activities. During this time period, 49 students were enrolled full-time of whom 33 already completed the Program. The vast majority of these students were supported by the NIOSH training grant and/or by University assistantships. Of those graduated, 25 are currently employed in OS&H field or enrolled in other OS&H academic programs contributing to the NIOSH national mission of protecting workers' health. Many of these graduates are leaders in their respective management positions in industry. Faculty accomplishments included participation of IH faculty in seven research and service sponsored projects, and maintaining leadership in local and national professional organizations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Curriculum Development Industrial Hygiene Programs Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety Programs Training Grants
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 2 ; Puerto Rico
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20055961
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2019-101111
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, T01-OH-008619, 2013 Sep; :1-10
• Email:
  Jesus.gonzalez9@upr.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20240630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4c26f9e4a3f5f2a4eaf6e96e85c06e945dd414f1fee8928425c209660424b82b08d1beada30a42bfcedb879da653b84845612c9c4cbad8bde41ebce15719c960
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218873/cdc_218873_DS1.pdf
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