Southern California Education and Research Center

Details

• Personal Author:
  Froines JR
• Description:
  The Region IX NIOSH ERC for Southern California has been composed of four core academic programs, five correlated programs, and Center Administration. The core programs are one each in industrial hygiene (IH) and occupational health nursing (OEHN) and two in occupational medicine (OM) (UCLA) and OM (UCI). The correlated programs are Continuing Education and Outreach (CE/O), Hazardous Substances Training (HST), Hazardous Substances Academic Training Program (HSAT), Pilot Project Research Training Program (PPRT), and NORA Research Support Program (NORA/RS). All ten of these programs (the four academic programs, the five correlated programs, and Center Administration) are included in this Final Progress Report. Dr. William Hinds, Center Director since taking over from Dr. John Peters on July 1, 2000 (incorrect 2, retired effective June 30, 2009. A national search for Dr. Hinds permanent successor began early in 2009. Until the position is filled, Dr. John Froines will serve as Interim Center Director through the successful completion of the recruitment effort. The IH, OEHN, and OM (UCI) programs continue as well-established programs with stable student enrollment and core faculty. A new ERC Center website http://www.ph.ucla.edu/erc/. established in the previous cycle has been enhanced to include: 1) linkages to websites of our home department Environmental Health Sciences within the School of Public Health, and the school itself; 2) on-line enrollment for Continuing Education courses. The complexion of the field of occupational health and safety is continually changing with the growing recognition of new occupational health and safety problems, such as ergonomics, repetitive trauma, homeland security and disaster response, and the expansion of occupational health and safety to include more environmental issues. We have continued the curriculum modifications implemented during the prior five-year reporting period (i.e., introduction of more than 14 new or modified courses in our core academic programs). The impact of psychosocial stressors in the work environment that leads to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, musculoskeletal disorders and psychological problems are of increasing concern. Thus the ERC-wide offerings of courses, field practicum, and research in the area of psychosocial stresses in the workplace continue to engage our students. Through these efforts the Southern California ERC continues to fulfill its mission of protecting and improving worker health through education, research, and service. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Education And Research Centers ERCs Industrial Hygiene Programs Occupational Health Nursing Occupational Medicine Programs Training Worker Health
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• 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:
  1-81
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058360
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100269
• 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, T42-OH-008412, 2009 Nov; :1-81
• Contact Point Address:
  John R. Froines, Interim Center Director, UCLA School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218944/cdc_218944_DS1.pdf
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