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Alvin Miller, PhD, was a Professor of Industrial Hygiene at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health in Chicago. This program had just been established in 1971 with Bertram Carnow, MD as the first Director. This 1973 speech was at the first conference organized by the Occupational Health Project of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) for workers and unions. This conference was held in Chicago at the University of Illinois School of Medicine, co-sponsored by the Medicine School and many union locals. The first COSH Group, the Chicago Area Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (CACOSH) grew out of this conference. COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. Today’s National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is a federation of local and statewide "COSH" groups – Committees / Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health. For more about COSH Groups, link to coshnetwork.org/. The Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers devoted to promoting civil rights, reaching out to minority groups, and improving the delivery of health services in the United States from 1964 to 1980. MCHR established its Occupational Health Project after OSHA began in 1971with the goal of forming permanent local organizations dedicated to grassroots health education and organization – now known as COSH Groups. For more on the MCHR, link to journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2014/09/mhst1-1409.html. Today, the Illinois Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center (Illinois ERC) includes the occupational and environmental medicine program and many more resources to improve, promote, and maintain the health of workers and communities. For more information on the Illinois ERC, link to http://publichealth.uic.edu/illinois-erc. Thanks to Peter Orris for providing this video from this 1973 conference.
Alvin Miller, PhD, was a Professor of Industrial Hygiene at the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the University of Illinois School of Public Health in Chicago. This program had just been established in 1971 with Bertram Carnow, MD as the first Director. This 1973 speech was at the first conference organized by the Occupational Health Project of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) for workers and unions. This conference was held in Chicago at the University of Illinois School of Medicine, co-sponsored by the Medicine School and many union locals. The first COSH Group, the Chicago Area Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (CACOSH) grew out of this conference. COSH groups are private, non-profit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. Today’s National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) is a federation of local and statewide "COSH" groups – Committees / Coalitions on Occupational Safety and Health. For more about COSH Groups, link to coshnetwork.org/. The Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR) was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health care providers devoted to promoting civil rights, reaching out to minority groups, and improving the delivery of health services in the United States from 1964 to 1980. MCHR established its Occupational Health Project after OSHA began in 1971with the goal of forming permanent local organizations dedicated to grassroots health education and organization – now known as COSH Groups. For more on the MCHR, link to journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2014/09/mhst1-1409.html. Today, the Illinois Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center (Illinois ERC) includes the occupational and environmental medicine program and many more resources to improve, promote, and maintain the health of workers and communities. For more information on the Illinois ERC, link to http://publichealth.uic.edu/illinois-erc. Thanks to Peter Orris for providing this video from this 1973 conference.
