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
- Occupational Medicine Journal Club
January 19, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT - Occupational Medicine Journal Club
February 16, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT - Occupational Medicine Journal Club
March 23, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT - Ergonomics and Industrial Hygiene NIOSH ERC Webinar Series
Recent News
- SWCOEH faculty co-author article "Expanding the Focus of OSH: Lessons from a Series of Linked Scientific Meetings"
- Consider the SWCOEH on GivingTuesday, Nov. 29
- SWCOEH PhD candidate Rosandra “Røs” Daywalker appointed Medical Director at WorkSTEPS
- Summer Update: Aro Choi lands Senior Research Associate position with UNT Health Science Center
- Health Symposium Recap: Impacts of fabric face masks in the occupational environment with Mark Wilson
- El Paso Spotlight: Kristina Mena on Pathogens, People, Places: Workplace Safeguards for Illness Intervention
- Summer Update: Steven Mills interns with Valaris and attends AIHce Conference
- Summer Update: Shelley Forse’s Internship with the UTHealth Biosafety Program
- Health Symposium Recap: Texas Ag Workers CVD Perceptions, Risk, & Health Seeking Behavior with Kimberly Prado, PhD, MPH
- Health Symposium Recap: Heat Stress and Kidney Function in Construction Workers with SWCOEH alum Bethany Alcauter, PhD
- Summer Update: Paul Carey’s Baker Hughes Total Worker Health Field Experience
- Health Symposium Recap: Musculoskeletal discomfort, physical activity and remote work with Kaysey Aguilar, MPH, CHES
- SWCOEH alum Nicole Greeson (‘01) elected VP of American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
- SWCOEH alum Jennifer Ish, PhD, MS, co-authors study of Maternal occupational exposure to chemicals and child cognitive function
- Summer Update: Valerie Valenzuela, MBA, 2nd-year PhD student, Total Worker Health® track
- Health Symposium Recap: Physiological Measures of Habitual Sleep and Future Stress with Itamar Lerner, PhD
- Summer Update: Catherine Turlington, BS, First-year NIOSH Trainee in Industrial Hygiene