The International Training and Research Program in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) began in 1995. The ITREOH goal is to increase the capacity of developing countries, including the newly emerging democracies of eastern Europe, to address health risks related to air, water and land pollution, environmental degradation and worker safety. The ITREOH supports training and research in epidemiologic methodologies, environmental and occupational hazard assessment, engineering control and prevention. ITREOH is supported by the Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, both of the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Thirteen U.S. universities collaborate with institutions in 27 countries. A total of 204 pre- and post-doctoral trainees have come to U.S. institutions from Central and Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America; Mexico (15); China (12); and Slovakia (10), sent the most trainees in FY 1998. One hundred and three in-country courses were given, 45 of them in FY 1998: 175 U.S. faculty members participated in the courses, 71 of them in FY 1998. A total of 4,079 persons were trained in workshops in collaborating countries, 1,496 of them in FY 1998. A total of 233 publications and 285 presentations by the trainees and collaborators supported by the ITREOH occurred during the first three years. Future emphasis will be on in-country research and increased participation by U.S. faculty in collaborative research with trainees upon return to their home countries.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session participants will be able to describe international research training programs funded by the NIH Fogarty International Center and discuss issues related to sustainability of these efforts
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