Benefits
Public Health Professionals can benefit by better understanding the role of Mental Health Services as part of a Disaster Response Plan. In conjunction with the state and county Offices of Emergency Management (OEMs), each county Mental Health Administrator has been charged with creating a network of qualified mental health professionals within their geographic area, and assuring that those counselors have attended one of the many Disaster Mental Health training programs through the New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services (DMHS).

Audience
Local health department staff, public health nurses, county mental health administrators, emergency response teams, and mental health counselors.

Features
This training will focus on enhancing the knowledge of public health professionals on the psychosocial aspects of disaster response & bioterrorism. Public health professionals will learn the psychological response to critical incidents so they can diminish the risk of hysteria in the population at large.

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As part of National Public Health Week observances, April 3-9, 2006, communities across the country will consider how buildings, roads, sidewalks and neighborhood designs are affecting the health of children. For example, children who live close enough to school to walk often do not because they have no sidewalks to walk on. Air pollution has contributed to higher rates of childhood asthma, and the lack of access to fresh foods and avenues for activity in some neighborhoods has contributed to rising rates of childhood obesity. The 11th Annual Public Health Symposium, “Partners in Designing Healthy Communities,” will explore these topics, focusing specifically on the built environment and obesity. The cities of Trenton, New Brunswick and Perth Amboy will be featured.

Keynote Address by Richard E. Killingsworth

Web Address: http://www.publichealthsymposium.org

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The field of nanotechnology is advancing rapidly and will likely revolutionize global industry. As with any new technology, we are faced with many unknowns. Our 27th Annual Scientific Seminar will address questions concerning occupational safety and health issues in nanotechnology and nanotoxicity.

Web Address: http://www.nynjerc.org/annual.htm

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March 2006

Courses

• 40-Hour Health & Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel
  March 6
• New Jersey Asbestos Safety Technician
  March 7
• OSHA 7100 Introduction to Machinery and Machine Safeguarding
  March 9
• Annual Refresher for AHERA Inspectors
  March 10 (AM)
• Annual Refresher for AHERA Management Planners
  March 10 (PM)
• Annual Refresher on Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel
  March 13
• Occupational Health and Safety Principles and Nursing Certification Review
  March13
• OSHA 500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry
  March 13
• Hazardous Materials Transportation
  March 14
• Principles of Disability and Workers' Compensation Case Mgmt & Case Mgmt Certification Review
  March 16
• Inspecting Buildings for Asbestos-Containing Materials (AHERA Inspector)
  March 20
• OSHA 510 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry
  March 20
• Supervisors of Hazardous Waste Operations
  March 21
• Managing Asbestos in Buildings (AHERA Management Planner)
  March 23
• Annual Refresher on Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel
  March 24
• OSHA 503 Update for General Industry Outreach Trainers
  March 29

Public Health Seminars

• Public Health Literacy
  March 8

Occupational Medicine Resident's Seminar Series

• Mold Interpretation
  March 7
• Arsenic and Old Lakes
  March 14
• Business Side of Occupational Medicine Practice
  March 21

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April 2006

Conferences

• 11th Annual Public Health Symposium: Partners in Designing Healthy Communities
  April 3
• The UOSHERC 27th Annual Scientific Meeting: Nanoparticles: Health, Science & Technology
  April 7
  

Courses

• Facilitating the Management of Work-Related Lower Back Pain
  April 4
• Asbestos Contractor-Supervisor Refresher
  April 6
• Annual Refresher for AHERA Inspectors
  April 7 (AM)
• Annual Refresher for AHERA Management Planners
  April 7 (PM)
• OSHA 502 Update for Construction Industry Outreach Trainers
  April 10
• Asbestos Operations and Maintenance Refresher
  April 12
• Annual Refresher on Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel
  April 13
• Annual Refresher on Health and Safety for Hazardous Waste Site Investigation Personnel
  April 17
• OSHA 511 Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the General Industry
  April 18
• OSHA 5600 Disaster Site Worker Train-the-Trainer
  April 18
• Asbestos Control for Supervisors/Contractors
  April 24
• OSHA 500 Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry
  April 24
  

Psychosocial Aspects of Bioterrorism for Public Health

• Public Health & Mental Health Response: Psychological First Aid
  April 27
  

Public Health Seminars

• Public Health Literacy
  April 12
  

Occupational Medicine Resident's Seminar Series

• MRO Certification
  April 11
• Peroxynitrite in Neurodegenerative Diseases of Aging
  April 20
  

 

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CET Courses at your Facility
   
  CET courses can be presented at your facility. For more information on how to schedule our courses at your facility, please contact K. Koshy at 732-235-9459 or koshyko@umdnj.edu

• White House report advises revamping disaster response
• A Harder Sell
• NSC, CDC Seek to Improve Safety Outside Workplace
• Tips: Improper Use of Extension, Flexible Cords
• Tips: Avoiding Finger, Hand and Wrist Injuries
  

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The Bush administration, acknowledging the multitude of
Hurricane Katrina failures, advocated giving federal agencies from the
Pentagon to the Department of Justice a greater role in the nation's
disaster response playbook.  Frances Fragos Townsend, who headed the White
House study, said federal agencies must assume greater responsibility in
future catastrophes. If adopted, the recommendations would reverse some of
the steps taken after the September 2001 terrorist attacks to centralize
responsibility for responding to natural disasters or terrorist attacks at
the newly created Department of Homeland Security. And the plan could
require the White House to play a larger coordinating role in future
disasters.

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In the February issue of OHS, Mike Franz and Joe Parsons discuss the trends affecting prescription safety glasses for employees.

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Improving the safety and health of the American public outside of the workplace is the target of a joint effort announced by the National Safety Council and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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The normal wear and tear on extension and flexible cords at your site can loosen or expose wires, creating hazardous conditions. Find out how to avoid hazards with these cord

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By recognizing hand hazards, following established safety guidelines, and using protective guards, shields, gloves, and other personal protective equipment, employers and workers can save hands from injury and disability.

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Karen Smyth, MPH, is the owner and proprietor KSC Inc.,  one of the leading construction site safety management companies in New York City.  Prior to starting her own business, Ms. Smyth was an industrial hygienist, employed by the environmental health and safety division of Columbia University and New York University. 

Ms. Smyth joined the teaching staff of the Region II: Atlantic OSHA Training Center in February 2004.  Her expertise in industrial hygiene and construction safety have been invaluable to our training program.

Ms. Smyth serves as the lead instructor for OSHA 510 (30hr Construction), OSHA 500 (Trainer Course for Construction), OSHA 502 (Update for Construction Trainers), and OSHA 521 (Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene).  Ms. Smyth is also an adjunct professor at NYU- School of Construction Management. 

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Ms. Smyth serves as the lead instructor for:

• OSHA 510 (30hr Construction)
• OSHA 500 (Trainer Course for Construction)
• OSHA 502 (Update for Construction Trainers)
• OSHA 521 (Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene)

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phone: (732) 235-9450
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