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The Occupational and Environmental Health distance learning program is designed for physicians, nurses and other health professionals who work in occupational health programs or clinics.

The curriculum is designed to provide the didactic elements for an MPH in Occupational Medicine and to meet the requirements of the academic year for board certification in preventive medicine/occupational medicine. The 42-hour curriculum includes study in biostatistics, epidemiology, health services management and administration, environmental health, toxicology, occupational medicine, behavioral aspects of the workplace, and health risk reduction.

The goals of the program are to enable the students to:

  • Identify, evaluate and manage the effects of occupational hazards on worker health
  • Interpret exposure assessment conducted by industrial hygienists and/or other health and safety professionals
  • Conduct work and exposure histories within the framework of the individuals’ medical history
  • Utilize population data from hazard and medical surveillance to prevent negative health effects in the work place
  • Design, implement and evaluate primary, secondary and tertiary prevention applications   including clinical, behavior and environmental interventions for the protection of worker health

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Center for Applied Environmental Public Health
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal St., New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone 504.988.1774 | Fax 504.988.7352

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