Training Diverse Students to Impact OEHS Workplaces | Healthier Workplaces, A Healthier World | UIC
University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, discusses how their diverse student body gains experience through collaboration with community groups to impact workers lives in the city’s industrial, occupational and business landscape. The UIC School of Public Health division of Environmental and Occupational Health aims to educate professionals and community groups with research skills and practical expertise. UIC’s Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences trains students in the areas of exposure and risk assessment, environmental and occupational toxicity and injury, risk management and evaluation, and policy. Featuring concentrations in Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety and Water Quality and Health, and an Occupational Medicine residency, students build a broad array of skills to address public health challenges