The goal of the UCLA-Fogarty Program is to collaborate with Mexican/Columbian faculty/students to engage in training and research in occupational and environmental health (EOH) that meets societal needs and train individuals who will play a leadership role to enhance academic capability, scientific research, to address policy issues, and to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the workplace and the environment.
The specific aims of the UCLA-Fogarty Program are: 1) providing research training of scientists and professionals in Mexico at the master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral/faculty levels in EOH based on a needs assessment of academic limitations and identified EOH high priority areas;2) conducting joint EOH research as elements of the training program with Mexican academic and government collaborators in high priority areas to build research capacity of the students participating in the training program;3) strengthening centers of training and research excellence in EOH-related sciences in Mexico through EOH research, curriculum development, participation in in-country offered courses, and academic training at UCLA;4) serving as a catalyst to bring together centers of training and research excellence in joint efforts to address important EOH problems of major significance affecting large populations of Mexico;5) establishing a regional and multi-institutional public outreach and training resource center for Mexico to stimulate the movement of research findings and effective environmental and occupational health practices into the general economic and public health practices;60 collaborating with the Mexican Institute of Social Security (government agency) to enhance its training efforts in Occupational Medicine through promulgation of their two-year course at Mexican universities and through curriculum development. A number of training initiatives are slated for the next five years including: training on psychosocial factors/workplace organization and ergonomics, internships at U.S. national and state agencies, extending the training efforts regionally by launching a new training program in Colombia, and enhancing publication authorship by conducting training workshops and EOH topical conferences.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Type
International Research Training Grants (D43)
Project #
3D43TW000623-13S2
Application #
7935550
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZES1-SET-E (D4))
Program Officer
Rosenthal, Joshua
Project Start
1995-09-30
Project End
2012-02-29
Budget Start
2009-03-01
Budget End
2010-02-28
Support Year
13
Fiscal Year
2009
Total Cost
$199,287
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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