Graduate training programs.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Gonzalez J
• Description:
  The University of Puerto Rico MS Industrial Hygiene training Program trains industrial hygienists for the growing need of these professionals, particularly on the Island. Students are required to complete a 2-year curriculum comprised of an industrial hygiene core, supplemented by public health and environmental health courses. Thirteen students with NIOSH support completed the requirements for degrees during this project period; five others are currently enrolled. Other program objectives achieved during this period include the implementation of the new industrial hygiene program, recruitment of a new full-time faculty member, ABIH certification for one faculty member, and the appointment of a Program Advisory Board. NIOSH training grant significantly impacted the training quality of the IH program at the University of Puerto Rico during this period. NIOSH funds provided for needs such as student traineeships, laboratory equipment, literature resources and faculty travel. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Environmental Health Occupational Health Public Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Education; Training; Industrial-hygiene; Industrial-hygiene-programs; Industrial-hygienists; Occupational-health; Occupational-health-programs; Occupational-medicine; Environmental-health; Public-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:
  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:
  1-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023864
• 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-CCT-210437, 1998 Oct; :1-13
• Contact Point Address:
  School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Performing Organization:
  School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 00936-5067
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19960701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  19980630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246366/cdc_246366_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]