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The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Continuing Education at the University of California, Berkeley is committed to providing professional education to health professionals who serve the occupational health needs of workers and employers, as well as promote environmental health, in the communities where they live and work.

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Michelle Meyer
Director, COEH Continuing Education

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Alan Barr, MS
Lab Manager, Work Simulation Center

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Joanne Teh
Marketing & Administrative Assistant

Continuing Education News

COEH's Targeted Research Training Program hosts first TRT Seminar Speaker of the Year

November 16, 2020

Join Dr. Lauren Goldstein, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health's Director of Research Development, on Friday November 20th at 11am Pacific as she virtually presents an Initial Look at Research Funding...Read more about COEH's Targeted Research Training Program hosts first TRT Seminar Speaker of the Year

A New Way to Solve Old Problems: The History of Ergonomics

August 11, 2020

Human Factors and Ergonomics is about the laws of work. The name may be relatively new, but ergonomic-related problems as we know them today have been around for ages.

400 BC – Ancient Greek civilization used what we now consider ergonomic...Read more about A New Way to Solve Old Problems: The History of Ergonomics

The Difference between Human Factors and Ergonomics

August 6, 2020

The International Ergonomics Association defines ergonomics as, “the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the...Read more about The Difference between Human Factors and Ergonomics

What is Anthropometry? Data Driven Design.

August 3, 2020

Anthropometry is the systematic measurement of the physical properties of the human body.

Measurements like eye height, the distance from the floor to a person’s eyes, can be taken sitting or standing. Other measurements include elbow height, hip breadth, overall...Read more about What is Anthropometry? Data Driven Design.