Occupational Health and Injury Prevention
Established by the faculty from the Department of Sociomedical Sciences in the Mailman School of Public Health, this interdisciplinary colloquium welcomes participation by the Columbia University faculty, the professional community and key stakeholders in the New York metropolitan area. This seminar addresses a wide range of issues in the field of occupational health, and provides an opportunity for seminar participants to analyze and evaluate new and continuing issues of growing significance with respect to occupational health. Current topics of interest include the impact of urbanization on the health of urban workers, emergency preparedness of the workforce, the aging U.S. workforce and the implications of aging on workers’ health and safety. The seminar provides a framework for a multidisciplinary scholarly exchange of ideas on emerging issues, research, practice and policies affecting the health and well being of workers in the 21st century.
Seminar: #719
Founded: 2007
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Seminar Administration
Co Chairs:
Professor Robyn R. M. Gershon, MHS, Dr.PH
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
rg405@columbia.edu
Professor Victoria H. Raveis
Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
vhr1@columbia.edu
Rapporteur:
Julie Pearson
Columbia University, Sociomedical Sciences
pj2177@columbia.edu
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