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 George Delclos, MD, MPH, PhD 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
- 3rd Annual Southwest Centers Occupational Health Research Symposium
Friday, June 16, 2023 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (CT) - SWCOEH Industrial Hygiene Seminar Series
Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM (CT) - Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene NIOSH ERC Webinar Series
Recent News
- 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)