Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH)
A NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC)
NIOSH Total Worker Health® Affiliate
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) supports research, education and outreach in occupational and environmental health funded by Grant #T42OH008421. This ERC grant is under the leadership of David Gimeno, PhD and Jooyeon Hwang, PhD, MS who serve as ERC Director and Deputy Director. The mission of the SWCOEH is to promote and improve health, safety, and well-being in the workplace and the community.
Events and News
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Upcoming Events
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Research Seminar Series
September 29, 2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT - Occupational Medicine Journal Club
October 19, 2023 7:45 PM - 8:45 PM CT - Environmental Health & Safety Academy XXVI
October 23, 2023 - October 27, 2023 - Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene NIOSH ERC Webinar Series
Recent News
- Summer Update: Ambereen Khan's summer internship at SRMC
- Estacio studies Apollo astronaut medical records during NASA internship
- SPH faculty Shannon Guillot-Wright awarded CDC grant for fishermen research
- From Maroon to Burnt Orange – Meet the New Faculty: Anna Gitter, PhD
- MALDA on Tour: Wei-Chung Su treks airway system across Houston
- Kevin Lanza, Total Worker Health faculty, appears on MSNBC
- Meet Shannon Guillot-Wright, new associate professor for SWCOEH
- IH leaders and students set for 2023 Seminar Series
- SWCOEH IH alum Steven Mills’ Guide on How to Land Your “Dream Job”
- SWCOEH IH graduate Steven Mills lands “dream job” with KBR for NASA
- A Deep Dive on Texas Dairy Farm Workers' Needs (Q and A)
- Potential toxicant exposure and health risks of smoke for wildland firefighters
- SWCOEH trainees and residents gain valuable experience through Occupational Health Field Trips
- SWCOEH’s Anabel Rodriguez, PhD, investigates which data collection methods best reach migrant workers
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention (Retail)
- SWCOEH’s Wei-Chung Su, PhD, CIH, designs Mobile Aerosol Lung Deposition Apparatus (MALDA)
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention (Restaurants)
- SWCOEH’s Dr. Brett Perkison leading a DPP partnership with San José Clinic
- Total Worker Health trainee Rosandra "Ros" Daywalker, MD, appointed to Society for Total Worker Health advisory panel
- SWCOEH Total Worker Health faculty Kevin Lanza, PhD, awarded grant to study safe routes to school
- SWCOEH’s Dr. Rispba Garrison completes OEM rotation with International SOS
- We Are Hiring Faculty
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention (Offices)