AOEC History & Milestones - The Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics

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Timeline of AOEC Projects
Over the last 4 decades, AOEC has launched many projects, some of which are ongoing and others time limited.  Below is a timeline that gives you a flavor of the breadth of projects, activities, and initiatives.
1980s:
AOEC incorporates in 1987 and begins forming
nationwide network of OEHS clinics
Commences
monthly newsletters
about activities on the Hill and in the OEHS field.
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1990s:
Develops
OEHS curriculum materials
for clinicians, OEM residents and students.
Creates
OEHS exposure codes and asthmagen database
.
Supports
OEM Residencies
to match doctors with residency programs.
Provides technical reviews of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR) Toxicological Profiles
.
Initiates network of
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit
s
.
Established the
Great Lakes Scholars Program
to increase student and clinician education in environmental issues of the Great Lakes Basin. The program included collaboration with Canada through the
International Joint Commission
.
2000s:
Provides occupational health support to
Deepwater Horizon Disaster
response.
Joins with Mt. Sinai Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health’s
World Trade Center (WTC) surveillance program
for WTC response workers.
Establishes the
Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP)
to increase the pipeline for OEHS professionals.
Produces
clinical guidance
documents on screening and management for
workers exposed to asbestos
and
lead exposure in adults
.
2010s:
Began moderating the
national OEHS listserv (OEM-List
)
, which was started in 1994 by Dr. Gary Greenberg.
Provided expertise to review medical records for the
Department of Justice and NIOSH WTC Victims Compensation Fund
.
Coordinated
treatment for WTC responders
through grants from the
Rockefeller Foundation and the American Red Cross
.
2020s:
20-year Anniversary of the
Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP
)
– OESH Pipeline.
Provides technical support and training on OEHS topics to the
International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC)
.
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