Introduction
Undoubtedly, one of the most important factors affecting the quality of life is having a healthy environment in every way. One of the important aspects from this perspective is the health of the living environment and the health of the work environment.
Any unbalanced change in the environment and the workplace has a significant impact on human health and causes acute or chronic diseases and genetic changes in humans.
In recent decades, along with changes in lifestyles and the development of industries and countries overtaking industrialization, it has been associated with unsustainable and unbalanced development in all sectors, which has led to excessive consumption of water resources, increased production of municipal and industrial waste, increased gas emissions. Greenhouse and global warming, the release of fine dust and dust storms, which has caused several environmental crises.
Continuation of this trend can have far-reaching health, environmental, climatic, social and economic effects in the country and seriously endanger the lives of the inhabitants of the planet.
On the other hand, the world's industrial development to meet the growing needs of human societies has led to a new challenge called maintaining the health of the workforce so that the assessment, determination and control of harmful factors in the workplace, the basic principle in licensing and sales licenses Industrial products.
Manpower is an important pillar of economic development and promotion of productivity indicators, and the production of up-to-date and reliable data is very important in this area.
Environmental and Occupational Health Research Center (EOHRC) with the benefit of experts in both environmental and occupational health and relying on up-to-date knowledge and comprehensiveness will be able to meet the needs of the country in assessing, determining and maintaining human health in Community and work environment respond. By designing and conducting basic and applied research in the field of the impact of environmental and occupational factors on health, this center tries to produce valid scientific evidence in order to implement intervention programs to solve health problems at the regional and national levels to be used in the program. Be founders and policymakers.
EOHRC through monitoring of environmental and occupational pollutants, recognizing the relationship between health and the burden of diseases caused by environmental and occupational pollutants, developing and empowering specialized and efficient human resources and providing Executive and practical programs will play a role in achieving a healthy environment for the healthy and prosperous life of the people of the region and the country.
Vision
The main vision of the EOHRC is to achieve the dream of a "healthy human being with a healthy environment in order to achieve sustainable development" for the people of our beloved country, the Islamic Republic of Iran, in line with a global goal.
Mission
In order to protect and promote the health of the people, this center has the following missions:
1- Understanding the health risks caused by natural events and physical, chemical and environmental factors.
2- Identify and measure harmful factors in the workplace
3- Research in the field of health effects of changes and environmental and occupational pollution (Cancers, cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and so on)
4- Encourage, encourage and employ researchers and train researchers in the field of environmental and occupational health
5- Cooperation with related research, educational and executive centers in the country and other countries and international organizations in compliance with the laws and regulations of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
6- Provide evidence and documentation and solutions to improve environmental health indicators (Water hygiene, air hygiene, food hygiene and the burden of environmental diseases) and occupational (Physical, chemical and biological harmful factors) for stakeholders and policymakers
7- Improving the level of knowledge and capabilities of environmental and occupational health of the community in the path of sustainable development
8- Providing scientific, consulting and technical services in the field of environmental and occupational health protection
9- Definition and implementation of long-term and short-term educational and research courses at national and international level in the field of environmental and occupational health.