Great Lakes Center for Occupational Health and Safety

Great Lakes Center for Occupational Health and Safety We are an Occupational Health and Safety Education and Research Center, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

We recently changed our name to the Great Lakes Center for Occupational Health and Safety (GLC-OHS). The Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS) is one of four academic units in the School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Great Lakes Center for Occupational Health and Safety (GLC-OHS) is an Occupational Health and Safety Education & Research Center, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. The GLC-OHS is house within the Division of EOHS. The Illinois ERC trains graduate level students in industrial hygiene, occupational safety, occupational medicine, occupational and environmental epidemiology, and agricultural safety and health. We also provide continuing education to health and safety professionals and community members. Look for our Interdisciplinary Seminar sessions here on Facebook or by enrolling into the GLC Listserv by emailing Jordan Hepler at jheple2@uic.edu. Seminars are often eligible for continuing education units (CEUs) and are free to attend or participate online!

UIC School of Public Health puts a spotlight on precarious work and the impact on health and the community as employment...
07/30/2021

UIC School of Public Health puts a spotlight on precarious work and the impact on health and the community as employment in hazardous jobs rise. Watch this film and the entire docuseries "Healthier Workplaces, A Healthier World" to learn how OEHS professionals are protecting workers in the workplace.

University of Illinois Chicago’s School of Public Health, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, discusses how their diverse student bod...

EOHS Alumni! If you graduated from our OS or IH programs they are now GSP Qualified Academic Programs. The IH MPH degree...
02/01/2021

EOHS Alumni! If you graduated from our OS or IH programs they are now GSP Qualified Academic Programs. The IH MPH degree was already a QAP, but now all degrees are approved. Deadlines for applying are below. Learn how to apply here: https://www.bcsp.org/GSP

11/23/2020

Hosting a Thanksgiving gathering? Follow these steps to make it safer:
• Improve ventilation by choosing outdoor spaces or opening windows and doors as weather permits.
• Space seating at least 6 feet apart for people who are not part of the same household.
• Limit the number of guests.
• Have conversations ahead of time to set expectations.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.

More tips: https://bit.ly/35hIcti.

We stand with workers fighting for their health and safety and right to organize!
10/23/2020

We stand with workers fighting for their health and safety and right to organize!

Working people know that no matter who we are or where we come from when we support each other we win powerful change.

Recently, , the world’s most profitable candy-corporation fired employees for speaking out about dangerous working conditions & lack of hazard pay during the pandemic. By silencing working people from speaking out, Mars Wrigley is hoping we look the other way while they take away the freedoms frontline workers have won for all of us, including the right to organize together for a better future.

It doesn’t have to be this way! Sign the petition from to support health and safety and workers' right to organize. By joining together, we create a future where we all get a fair return on our work!

SIGN HERE: bit.ly/marsworkers

Congratulations to IH Trainee, Lupita Quintana, who has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Resear...
10/21/2020

Congratulations to IH Trainee, Lupita Quintana, who has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar!

Congrats to Lupita Quintana, PhD in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences student, who has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar!

Designed for doctoral students from historically marginalized backgrounds and populations underrepresented in specific disciplines, scholars apply their work to policies that advance equity and health while building a diverse field of leaders who reflect our changing national demographics.

10/13/2020

The Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act would help keep workers safe from the many health and safety harms of extreme heat.

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With more than 40 years of service, the Great Lakes Center for Occupational Health and Safety (formerly the Illinois ERC) is a recognized leader in the national and international movement to promote healthier workplaces and workers. The center provides masters and doctoral training in industrial hygiene, occupational safety, occupational and environmental epidemiology, agricultural health and safety, and occupational medicine. The GLC-OHS is in the Division of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS) at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. It is one of eighteen Occupational Health and Safety Education & Research Centers, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health.