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Main navigation Main content University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 Go to the U of M home page One Stop MyU : For Students, Faculty, and Staff Search Search Submit search query Home About About MCOHS Mission Diversity Outreach Advisory Board Faculty and Staff Resources and Environment Our Setting Directions Programs Industrial Hygiene Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational Health Services Research and Policy Occupational Injury Prevention Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Continuing Education Outreach Students Academic Programs Application Financial Aid Careers Diversity Research Pilot Projects Funded Pilot Projects Research to Practice News MCOHS News Upcoming Events MCOHS Seminars NORA Symposia Opportunities Employment Pilot Projects Funded Pilot Projects Contact Open Menu Home About Back About MCOHS Mission Diversity Outreach Advisory Board Faculty and Staff Resources and Environment Our Setting Directions Programs Back Industrial Hygiene Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational Health Services Research and Policy Occupational Injury Prevention Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Continuing Education Outreach Students Back Academic Programs Application Financial Aid Careers Diversity Research Back Pilot Projects Back Funded Pilot Projects Research to Practice News Back MCOHS News Upcoming Events MCOHS Seminars NORA Symposia Opportunities Back Employment Pilot Projects Back Funded Pilot Projects Contact Regional, National, and International Leadership in Occupational Health and Safety The University of Minnesota School of Public Health: A top-ranking research institution Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Construction Construction Healthcare and Social Assistance Healthcare and Social Assistance Manufacturing Manufacturing Mining Mining Oil and Gas Extraction Oil and Gas Extraction Public Safety Public Safety Services Services Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Wholesale and Retail Trade Wholesale and Retail Trade Home Since 1977, the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) Education and Research Center has actively served the Midwest by offering graduate training programs, continuing education courses, and outreach activities in the field of occupational health and safety. MCOHS addresses current and emerging issues in the occupational safety and health (OSH) sectors and cross-sectors identified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA), including: OSH SECTORS Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Construction Healthcare and Social Assistance Manufacturing Mining Oil and Gas Extraction Public Safety Services Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Wholesale and Retail Trade MAKE A GIFT Make a gift to the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Fund to provide supplementary support for programmatic needs, including student education and research activities. GIVE NOW Research to Practice The Research 2 Practice (r2p) initiative was established to ensure that research findings are transferred and translated into the workplace to prevent injury, illness, and fatalities. LEARN MORE Pilot Projects Grants ranging from $5,000 to a maximum of $20,000 are available to occupational health and safety (OHS) researchers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. LEARN MORE Tuition Assistance The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides stipend support and tuition reimbursement for eligible students enrolled in full-time programs of study. LEARN MORE ACADEMIC AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS Industrial Hygiene Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational Health Services Research and Policy Occupational Injury Prevention Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Continuing Education Industrial Hygiene Industrial Hygiene The Industrial Hygiene (IH) program is concerned with the health and safety of people at work, and the community at large. Specific concerns are with the recognition, evaluation and control of potential workplace hazards, including chemical, physical and biological agents; and the potential health threats to the community and the environment. LEARN MORE Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing The Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing (OEHN) program prepares future leaders dedicated to the health and safety of people at work, their families, and the general community environment. Graduates work in a variety of settings – business, industry, health care and public health – to develop, manage and evaluate health services, programs, and policies designed to promote health and prevent work-related injuries and disease. LEARN MORE Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational and Environmental Medicine The goal of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency Training Program is to train physicians who will improve the health and safety of workers and be able to practice in a wide range of venues including government agencies, corporate health departments, clinical practice, or academia. LEARN MORE Occupational Health Services Research and Policy Occupational Health Services Research and Policy The Occupational Health Services Research and Policy (OHSRP) training program is an innovative collaboration between the Division of Environmental Health Sciences (EnHS), and the Division of Health Policy and Management (HPM) in the School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. The program prepares researchers who will help meet the demand for more rigorous evaluation of workplace policies and programs designed to reduce the nation’s burden of occupational illness and injury and to protect and promote the well-bring of the American workforce. LEARN MORE Occupational Injury Prevention Occupational Injury Prevention Occupational Injury Prevention (OIP), in concert with programs in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing, and Industrial Hygiene, among others, is part of the nationally funded Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety. This program provides a multifaceted approach to advanced academic and research training, with a primary goal to prevent and control occupational injuries. LEARN MORE Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology The purpose of the OEE is to provide doctoral-level training to the next generation of public health scientists in academia, governmental agencies, private industry, and non-governmental organizations who will address emerging and re-emerging occupational health problems of working people in the United States and globally, and master’s level training to individuals who will practice in the occupational safety and health arena. Graduates of the program will have the knowledge and skills needed to identify the causes of occupational related diseases, and how to improve the overall health of working populations. LEARN MORE Continuing Education Continuing Education The Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (MCOHS) Continuing Education (CE) program’s mission is “to improve occupational/environmental health and safety through the transmission of knowledge, skills and understanding to those responsible for workplace health and safety.” The Continuing Education program offers face-to-face training and online courses. LEARN MORE LATEST NEWS IH Student El’gin Avila Featured in Environmental Health News El’gin Avila, a PhD trainee in the Industrial Hygiene program, was recently published through Environmental Health News. His article was titled “Beyond coffee and condos: Black and brown families displaced...