Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH)

Name

Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH)

Legal name

The Regents of the University of California

Website

https://coeh.berkeley.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational and Environmental Health Research and Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Health & Industrial Hygiene (BPAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Compliance (Spill Prevention, Waste, Air/Water) (EDABAEAK)

Keywords

• Occupational health research
• Environmental health education
• Industrial hygiene training
• Ergonomics certificate program
• Workplace safety research

Headquarters

HQ city

Berkeley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

COEH provides graduate academic education, accredited continuing education, and applied research in occupational and environmental health at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. It trains occupational medicine physicians, industrial hygienists, ergonomists, occupational/environmental health nurses, and epidemiologists through NIOSH ERC-funded programs. The center also delivers community outreach, QME online training, and the Ergonomics Certificate Program for working professionals.

Product overview

The Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (COEH) is an academic research and education center at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. It offers a unified portfolio of graduate academic programs, continuing education courses, research initiatives, and community outreach services. The core programs include graduate education in occupational/environmental medicine, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, epidemiology, and nursing, supplemented by accredited continuing education including webinars, workshops, and the Ergonomics Certificate Program. COEH also provides QME Online Training and publishes research through its publications database. The center functions as an educational and research institution rather than a commercial product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NIOSH ERC: NIOSH Education and Research Center - designation for the occupational health training program
• COEH Builds Bridges
• Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP)
• Ergonomics Certificate Program

Products and services

• Graduate Education Programs NIOSH ERC-funded graduate academic programs including the Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine Program; Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Program; Industrial Hygiene Program; Agricultural Health and Safety Program; Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Program; and Human Factors & Ergonomics Program. Designed for students pursuing advanced degrees and research training in occupational and environmental health at UC Berkeley.
• Continuing Education Accredited courses, webinars, trainings, workshops, and certificate programs for practicing health and safety professionals, including the Ergonomics Certificate Program. Designed to meet continuing education and professional development needs of occupational health practitioners.
• Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) Community outreach program addressing workplace health and safety for workers and labor communities, including research and education on wage theft, harassment, and workplace violence. Operates as COEH's outreach arm focused on labor health and safety.
• QME Online Training Online training program for Qualified Medical Evaluators (QME) preparing health and safety professionals in California for workers' compensation medical-legal reporting. Delivered as a self-paced online course.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research on Valley Fever incidence and occupational risk factors affecting outdoor workers in California
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIOSH provides the primary Training Grant (T42OH008429) supporting COEH's graduate education and research training programs. COEH is part of the NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC) network, with trainees required to acknowledge NIOSH in all publications.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDC provides institutional support and collaborative research opportunities through NIOSH, which is part of CDC. COEH acknowledges CDC as a funding and research partner.
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNIEHS funds environmental health research collaborations with COEH researchers on topics including air pollution, wildfire smoke exposure, and environmental health outcomes.
• COEH Davis (UC Davis)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern California COEH network partner providing collaborative research and training in occupational and environmental health across the UC system.
• COEH UCLAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern California COEH network partner collaborating on occupational and environmental medicine education and research programs.
• COEH Irvine (UC Irvine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorthern California COEH network partner contributing to the regional occupational health education and research consortium.
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEH collaborates with CDPH on Valley Fever research examining occupational infection risks and climate condition influences on incidence.
• CPWR (Center for Construction Research and Training)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPWR funds Dr. Carisa Harris and team at the HE Lab for research on passive exoskeletons in construction to prevent overexertion and injuries.
• Santa Clara County Office of Labor StandardsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOEH collaborates with Santa Clara County on community-based participatory research addressing wage theft, harassment, and workplace safety in the retail food sector.
• U.S. Forestry ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborating on structured literature review of cancer and wildland firefighter exposures to inform occupational health guidelines.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Harvard T.H. Chan Education and Research Center: NIOSH ERC housed within Harvard School of Public Health offering graduate programs in occupational and environmental health, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics — a top-tier direct peer competing for the same federal funding pool and graduate student talent.
• Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center: NIOSH ERC at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health delivering multidisciplinary occupational health training and research. Directly comparable in mission, federal funding structure, and academic positioning to COEH.
• University of Minnesota Education and Research Center: NIOSH-funded ERC offering graduate training in occupational health, industrial hygiene, and occupational medicine. Direct federal-funding peer with comparable program structure and trainee mandates.
• UCLA Center for Occupational and Environmental Health: COEH's affiliated network partner at UCLA, jointly forming the Northern California COEH consortium. Offers overlapping graduate programs and research in occupational and environmental medicine, making it both a partner and a peer competing for the same regional trainee pool.
• UC Davis Center for Occupational and Environmental Health: COEH Davis is part of the same NIOSH-funded Northern California COEH network. Delivers directly comparable occupational health research and graduate education, including agricultural health and safety — a core area of overlap with COEH Berkeley.
• University of North Carolina Education and Research Center: NIOSH ERC providing graduate training and continuing education across occupational health disciplines. Operates under the same federal training grant mechanism as COEH and competes for NIOSH funding renewals.
• University of Michigan Education and Research Center: NIOSH ERC providing graduate training and continuing education in occupational health, industrial hygiene, and ergonomics. A direct NIOSH-funded peer competing for similar federal training grants and trainee pipelines.
• University of Cincinnati NIOSH Education and Research Center: One of the largest and longest-running NIOSH ERCs, providing graduate training and research across occupational health, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, and occupational medicine — directly parallel to COEH's scope and mission under the same federal funding mechanism.

Broad incumbents

• OSHA Training Institute Education Centers: Federally authorized network delivering workplace safety and health training to professionals across OSHA regions. Overlaps with COEH's continuing education mission but focuses on OSHA standards compliance rather than graduate research training.

Others

• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA): Professional association for industrial hygienists and occupational health practitioners. While not an academic center, AIHA provides continuing education, credentials, and professional development that overlap with COEH's continuing education offerings, particularly the Ergonomics Certificate Program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/ucberkeleycoeh

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Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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