National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (NIOEH)

Vietnam, with a rapidly growing population and a expanding industrial sector, is among the rising economic powerhouses of Southeast Asia. The country still sustains a largely rural, agriculturally based economy. However, new industry and production methods as well as older mining, manufacturing and pest control methods present challenges for the occupational and environmental health professional.

Short courses presented by CCHWE faculty in Vietnam
Work in Vietnam has been aimed at expanding work in silicosis through collaboration between the University of Washington , Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences Field Group, and through the training of Dr. Phan Son at the University in environmental health. New activities include trainings in ergonomics and cost benefit analysis.

• Engineering Controls for Workplace Exposures, 11/01/04 to 11/05/04, Janice Camp and Gerald Croteau - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 30 participants.
• Epidemiology Pesticide Poisoning, 11/01/04 to 11/05/04, Matthew Keifer and Bruce Alexander - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 30 participants.
• Grant Writing Workshop, 11/4/04, Chris Schonwalder - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 30 participants.
• The 2nd International Scientific Conference. The second conference in Hanoi, November 16-18, 2005.
• Silica Exposure Assessment and Control, 06/19/03, Janice Camp and Mary Ellen Flanagan - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 5 participants.
• Dust Exposure Assessment and Control, 11/04/03– 11/07/03, Janice Camp, Mary Ellen Flanagan and Gerald Croteau, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 27 participants.
• IRB Training, 11/12/03, Helen McGough, PhD - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 40 participants.
• Cost Benefit Analysis, 11/17/03 – 11/20/03, Diana Fletschner, Barbara Silverstein and Michael Foley - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 26 participants.
• Applied Ergonomics, 11/17/03 – 11/20/03, Peter Johnson, Kate Stewart and Barbara Silverstein - National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health, Hanoi Vietnam. 25 participants.
• The 1st International Scientific Conference on Occupational and Environmental Health, 11/12/03 – 11/15/03 - Hanoi Viet Nam. This conference was jointly sponsored by the ISOEH and Vietnamese NIOEH. 461 Participants from 20 countries including the US, Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, India, Korea, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nicaragua, Iran, Sweden, Kenya, Philippines, Indonesia, and Brunei. There were a total of 70 foreign participants. 121 papers were presented orally including 7 papers presented in plenary sessions and 32 papers presented by foreign delegates. 11 posters were presented.