The Region IX Education and Research Center for Southern California (SCERC) consists of 11 programs. Three are traditional academic programs: occupational medicine (OM), industrial hygiene (IH), and occupational and environmental health nursing (OEHN). These programs typically have about 4, 12, and 13 trainees, respectively. The occupational medicine program is located at University of California Irvine (UCI);all other programs are at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Other programs are Continuing Education (CE), Outreach, Center Administration, Pilot Collaborative Research Training with the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, Hazardous Substances Academic Training, (HSAT), Pilot/Small Project Research Training (PPRT), Hazardous Substances Training (HST), and a Targeted Research Training. These programs represent a coordinated, interdisciplinary set of professional education, continuing education, research and outreach activities that have positive impact on the region's and nation's occupational health and safety practice. The primary goals of our Region IX Center are 1) to educate professionals in the various disciplines of occupational health and safety, 2) to provide continuing education for professionals and others in occupational safety and health fields, 3) to proliferate occupational health and safety activity through outreach to regional institutions and organizations, and 4) to foster research on issues important to occupational health and safety The ERC operates in concert with the UCLA and UCI Centers for Occupational and Environmental Health COEH). These are state supported centers for research and teaching in occupational safety and health. Together the ERC and COEH represent a unique and effective partnership between state and federal funding. The programs of the Southern California ERC impact Occupational Safety and Health in three ways. Our graduates contribute directly to worker safety and health through their employment as professionals in the field and many go on to assume leadership positions. Our research contributes to longer term improvements n worker health through improved understanding of workplace exposures, health effects, and their control. : Finally our continuing education programs convey up-to-date scientific advances to OS&H professionals.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Type
Educational Resource Center Training Grants (T42)
Project #
2T42OH008412-05
Application #
7680966
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZOH1-EEO (50))
Program Officer
Talty, John
Project Start
2005-07-01
Project End
2012-06-30
Budget Start
2009-07-01
Budget End
2010-06-30
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$1,150,000
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California Los Angeles
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Public Health
DUNS #
092530369
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90095
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