The University of Iowa Heartland Center for Occupational Health & Safety, Summary Annual Report, July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

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• Personal Author:
  O'Shaughnessy PT ; O'Shaughnessy PT
• Description:
  The mission of the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety, a NIOSH Education and Research Center, is to help reduce injuries, illnesses, and fatalities of workers in Federal Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) and beyond by expanding and strengthening the occupational health and safety workforce with well-trained practitioners and well-informed professionals. Since its inception in 2000, the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety (the Center) has served as a resource for Federal Region VII and the US, providing interdisciplinary graduate, postgraduate, and residency training, continuing education and outreach for practitioners and researchers in occupational health and safety (OHS) professions. The major rationale for the Center is to address dual problems in Federal Region VII: higher than US-average rates of occupational disease and injury and shortages of trained OHS professionals. This Center is well positioned to address OSH issues unique to the region by preparing trainees with knowledge and experience in the discipline areas most relevant to the needs of workers. The Center has 6 graduate-level training programs, including agricultural safety and health, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, occupational epidemiology, occupational injury prevention, and occupational medicine. The Center's active continuing education and outreach programs reach thousands of practitioners, utilizing both traditional educational media and methods as well as innovative distance-education technology. The strengths of the Heartland Center include the breadth and depth of its faculty, a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary training and research, an active Continuing Education (CE) Program, and committed institutional support for Center activities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Epidemiology Ergonomics Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Education And Research Centers ERCs Industrial Hygiene Injury Prevention Occupational Health Programs Occupational Safety And Health Occupational Safety Programs Safety Research Training
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports   ; Grant Final Reports  
• Publisher:
  The University of Iowa
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Annual Report ; Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063113
• Citation:
  Iowa City, IA: The University of Iowa, 2016 Oct; :1-4
• Contact Point Address:
  Patrick O'Shaughnessy, PhD, CIH, Center Director, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000
• Email:
  patrick-oshaughnessy@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The University of Iowa Heartland Center for Occupational Health & Safety, summary annual report, July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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