The Computer Applications Committee's purpose is to provide a forum for advancing the use of computer applications by occupational and environmental health professionals.
Committee Chair: Cheryl Metzler, CIH
Committee Vice Chair: Michael Groh, CIH
Committee Secretary: John J. Svagr, CIH
NOTICE: AIHA Technical Committees and Local Sections interested in networking with the membership via a committee or section home page, please see the Computer Applications Committee's Project Outreach.
Computer Applications Committee Outreach Project
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Mission Statement
To provide a forum for advancing the use of computer applications by occupational and environmental health professionals.
Goals:
Goal: Assemble, evaluate, and disseminate to occupational and environmental health professionals information relevant to computer applications and information systems.
Objective #1: Discuss and act upon computer applications and information systems issues.
Strategies:
- Designate specific members to track and report on identified issues.
- Respond to AIHA Board requests to address specific issues.
- Solicit papers; organize sessions; and provide session arrangers, chairs, and monitors for the AIHCE.
Objective #2: Provide education and training on computer application issues.
Strategy: Develop new professional development courses (PDCs) and keep existing PDCs up-to-date.
Goal: Actively participate in identifying and responding to computer application issues.
Objective #3: Identify and assess needs of occupational and environmental health professionals for computerized applications.
Strategies:
- Review and report on available software.
- Recommend actions necessary for the development of new software to meet needs of occupational and environmental health professionals.
- Assist occupational and environmental health professionals in the identification, evaluation, selection, and use of manual and automated information systems.
- Work with the ACGIH Computer Committee on issues of mutual interest.
- Interface with AIHA committees that are addressing computer applications as related to that committee's particular area of responsibility.
- Provide leadership in standard setting, such as a generic industrial hygiene data coding system to facilitate comparison of data from different systems.
Following is a brief summary of activities of the Computer Applications Committee. For more information, contact the chair.
Publications, Recent and in Progress:
- Provides computer software reviews for The Synergist periodically and as needed.
Professional Development Courses (PDCs) and Other Educational Activities:
- PDC #307 Intro to Hand-Held Computers (PDAs) (AIHCE 2002)
- Forum 232 - PDA Applications for the Working IH (AIHCE 2002)
- Platform Session 135 Computer Applications in Industrial Hygiene (AIHCE 2002)
Other Activities:
- Assists AIHA technical committees/national office with extended e-mail projects.
- Provides support to committees and local section to maintain an Internet presence (web page hosting and development).
- Provides support and moderation for AIHA's e-mail discussion groups
- Provides support for AIHA Public Relations activities.