NIOSH ERC Activities at the 2017 AIHce Conference in Seattle!

Will we see you at AIHce 2017 in Seattle? Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety NIOSH ERC faculty, staff, and students will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the conference! Check out the events below, and don't forget to find us in the Expo Hall and say hello!

STUDENT PRESENTATIONS

Max Chmielinski 

Wednesday, June 7, 2017, 9:00-10:00am, Student Poster Session

Measuring Worker Exposures to Ultraviolet Radiation in the Cannabis Industry

Max Chmielienski, PhD NIOSH ERC Trainee,  Exposure Sciences

Measuring Urinary Hydroxylated PAH Metabolites as Exposure Biomarkers to Diesel Exhaust in Underground Miners

Emily Zamzow, MS NIOSH ERC Trainee,  Exposure Sciences

Assessment of Urinary PAH Metabolites as Biomarkers for Wood Smoke Exposure

Spencer Birch, MS NIOSH ERC Trainee, Exposure Sciences

Health Risk Estimation for Unregulated DBPs in Chloraminated Drinking Water

Chen Wu, DEOHS MS Student, Exposure Sciences

FACULTY AND STAFF PRESENTATIONS

Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 10:00-11:00am, Room 611 & 612, Education Session: Three Times the Data

A Mobile App for Pesticide and H&S Information

Kit Galvin, MS, CIH, Pablo Palmández, MS

Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 2:00-3:00pm, Ballroom 6C, Education Session

Are Controls Working – Evaluating Effectiveness

Martin Cohen, ScD, SM, CIH, CSP, Marc Beaudreau, MS, Gerry Croteau, MS, CIH

AWARDS

Michael Yost, DEOHS Chair

Michael Yost, PhD, MS, Rachel Carson Award

This award is presented by the AIHA Environmental Issues Committee to those EH&S persons who have achieved outstanding success and distinction in their EH&S business, profession or life’s work.

This award will be presented at the Mark of Excellence Awards Breakfast on June 6, 2017, 7:00-8:30am.

Max Chmielienski, PhD NIOSH ERC Trainee, Exposure Sciences, AIHA Steven P. Levine Memorial Scholarship

SPECIAL EVENTS AND COURSES

Saturday, June 3 – Sunday, June 4, 2017, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Room 401, Professional Development Course

Application of Industrial Hygiene in an Emergency Response

Dana Stahl, CIH, Nicole Errett, PhD, MSPH

Monday, June 5, 2017, 3:30-5:30pm, UW Campus South Campus Center Crow’s Nest

Academic Roundtable and ERC Director’s Meeting - open to ERC Directors, UW Faculty, and other invitees Hosted by Noah Seixas, PhD, MS

Pan Pacific Hotel, Seattle

Monday, June 5, 2017, 6:00-9:00pm, Pan Pacific Hotel, SouthLake Union

Annual AIHce UW Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Alumni, Friends, and Family Reception

Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 5:00-7:00pm, Committee Meeting, Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Ballard Room

AIHA Environmental Issues Committee Meeting

Michael Yost, PhD, MS

First Year Doctoral Student Presents at Semiahmoo 2017

Amy's photo from the Semiahmoo
Conference in Blaine, WA.

Amy Edmonds, 1st year doctoral student in the Occupational Health Services Research (OHSR) program, attended the annual Semiahmoo Conference in January 2017. Each year students are invited to attend the conference, and many give presentations about their research.

Amy presented on her recent literature review that looked at the implications of low wages and limited benefits on health care and public health services.

“I was interested in occupational health disparities related to workplace benefits and wages, so I conducted a systematic review to examine papers that linked low wages and limited benefits to health and/or public health and healthcare services.”, said Edmonds. “Most people receive healthcare benefits through their employers – what happens to those who are making low wages and do not have employer-provided benefits? How do precarious working conditions, and the financial insecurity they are associated with, influence access to healthcare and health outcomes?”

Amy’s inquiry was inspired by the UW Future of Occupational Health project, which is being led by Dr. Noah Sexias and many others in DEOHS. She found that very few studies in her inquiry examined the relationship between low wages and limited benefits and population health and health services. Amy hopes to further explore the implications of precarious working conditions on health in a more targeted way.

The OHSR program Amy is currently enrolled in focuses on identifying the role of cultural, social, political, behavioral, and healthcare factors in health outcomes; on health promotion, health education, and injury and illness prevention; and on evaluating and improving the organization, delivery, financing, and management of health services. The OHSR program provides strong methodological training in health services research and health care policy analysis, coupled with substantive education related to occupational health and workplace health promotion.