Overview
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) supports continuing education (CE) activities that leverage the abundant academic and research resources and our commitment to education, research, and service in collaboration with our partners and stakeholders. The goal of the CE program is to support professional development on core and related disciplines by connecting research to practice to promote and protect the health, safety, and well-being of workers and their communities.
Our CE program complements the academic programs in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Epidemiology, Occupational Medicine, and Total Worker Health, and designs courses that meet the needs of the practitioners in occupational and environmental health.
Since 1977, the SWCOEH has provided continuing education courses on current and emerging occupational and environmental health issues to serve the needs of practitioners.
Mission
The mission of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (SWCOEH) Continuing Education (CE) Program is to serve as a training resource for professionals and decision-makers in the occupational and environmental health fields by delivering specialized courses in response to current and emerging training needs.
What we offer
SWCOEH offers online, synchronous and asynchronous courses using the Canvas learning management system or virtual Webex platform. Our courses are designed to support the professional development needs of occupational and environmental health practitioners. Through our curated network of resources and subject matter experts, we connect evidence to expertise.
CURRENT TRAINING SCHEDULE
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Tell us your training needs
Interested in specialized training courses that you don’t see on the current training calendar? Would you like to sponsor or collaborate with SWCOEH to produce a training course for your employees or other organizations?
Email: [email protected] to let us know how we can be of service.
For More Information
Lacy Davis, MA
Director, Continuing Education Program
Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
1200 Pressler, RAS West 1038
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-9447
Email: [email protected]
Silvia P. Santiago, MAHS
Coordinator, Continuing Education Program
Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
1200 Pressler, RAS West 1014
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-9444
Email: [email protected]
The SWOCEH Continuing Education program provides virtual and in-person events to address the training needs of a variety of professional and frontline worker groups. Please visit our Current Training Schedule for the most up to date information on available courses and registration information.
The Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health is part of the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health