| Publication Date |
1996 |
| Personal Author |
Whitehead, L. W. |
| Page Count |
45 |
| Abstract |
Academic training has been provided by the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health in Houston, Texas in the areas of industrial hygiene, occupational health for nurses, occupational medicine, and safety engineering and hazardous substance training. Courses were offered in theory and practice in the specialties, and joint course work was included in occupational and environmental health, along with the principle disciplines of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioral sciences, and management and policy sciences. The continuing education program and outreach program of the center offered courses in a five state region to those practicing in the field of occupational health along with professionals in related disciplines, paraprofessionals and technicians. Focus has also been expanding in the areas of infection control, ergonomics, and industrial hygiene. Grants and stipends available for participants in the program were discussed. The strongest program in the industrial health division was that of exposure assessment and related work with epidemiologic studies and other health effects activities. |
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| Source Agency |
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| NTIS Subject Category |
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| Corporate Authors |
Texas Univ. Health Science Center at Houston. Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. |
| Supplemental Notes |
Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. |
| Document Type |
Technical Report |
| Title Note |
Rept. for 1 Jul 90-30 Jun 95. |
| NTIS Issue Number |
199703 |
