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New Directions in Occupational Health, Final Progress Report.

PB2006106725

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Ducatman, A. M.
Page Count	30
Abstract	West Virginia has one of the highest burdens of occupational disease and illness in the nation. The objective of the West Virginia University training program is therefore clear: To train skilled professionals who understand work places, recognize and treat occupational disease, and who are prepared for and dedicated to public health aspects of mitigation and prevention. We alone cannot meet the need. Our objective is to prepare professional who can serve the state an the region. We remain a relatively new public health enterprise, and we must train for a substantial backlog of need. Demonstrable progress toward this goal ha been made. The residency program underwent a review by the ACGME and fu accreditation without citation for an increase number of trainees was granted. There is increased interaction through formal linkages between members of the Health Profession core and Safety and Environmental Management cores. Additional integration has taken also taken place with Industrial Hygiene Program and the Safety and Health Extension. The Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (IOEH) continues to expand its research, teaching and clinical activities.
Keywords	Occupational health Environmental health Environmental surveys Epidemiology Risk analysis Preventive medicine
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB95-269833. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200611

New Directions in Occupational Health, Final Progress Report.

New Directions in Occupational Health, Final Progress Report.
PB2006106725

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Ducatman, A. M.
Page Count	30
Abstract	West Virginia has one of the highest burdens of occupational disease and illness in the nation. The objective of the West Virginia University training program is therefore clear: To train skilled professionals who understand work places, recognize and treat occupational disease, and who are prepared for and dedicated to public health aspects of mitigation and prevention. We alone cannot meet the need. Our objective is to prepare professional who can serve the state an the region. We remain a relatively new public health enterprise, and we must train for a substantial backlog of need. Demonstrable progress toward this goal ha been made. The residency program underwent a review by the ACGME and fu accreditation without citation for an increase number of trainees was granted. There is increased interaction through formal linkages between members of the Health Profession core and Safety and Environmental Management cores. Additional integration has taken also taken place with Industrial Hygiene Program and the Safety and Health Extension. The Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (IOEH) continues to expand its research, teaching and clinical activities.
Keywords	Occupational health Environmental health Environmental surveys Epidemiology Risk analysis Preventive medicine
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	West Virginia Univ., Morgantown. School of Medicine.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB95-269833. Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200611