Epidemiology in OH

The ICOH Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) forms part of the ICOH and currently has 174 members from 29 countries, with the membership continuously expanding. EPICOH is one of the largest and most active committees within ICOH.

Topics addressed by EPICOH members include occupational exposures (e.g. stress, metals, pesticides, radiation, non-industrial indoor environments), health effects (e.g. cancer,
musculoskeletal diseases, respiratory diseases, injuries), methodology (e.g. biomarkers, experimental design, exposure-assessment, meta-analysis, risk assessment, statistics), gene environment interactions, ethics and law.

EPICOH´s Mission

The Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) of the ICOH has as its main function promotion of communication among epidemiologists, industrial hygienists, and other occupational health scientists worldwide. EPICOH provides a forum for the discussion of problems unique to the study of health and work. With membership open to occupational epidemiologists and other scientists worldwide, EPICOH provides a variety of forums for discussions, critical reviews, collaborations and education on issues of occupational exposures and their human health effects.

EPICOH´s Philosophy

To foster the study of health and work, EPICOH encourages and supports the following:
• Epidemiological studies on the health effects of occupational exposures
• Communication among epidemiologists, industrial hygienists, toxicologists, exposure
analysts, and other occupational health scientists worldwide.
• Innovative approaches to substantive or methodologic problems and applications of
occupational epidemiology
• The use of occupational epidemiology to inform public policy
• Involvement of scientists from low- and middle-income countries in EPICOH activities, reduced dues for
members from low- and middle-income countries and establishment of regional EPICOH chapters throughout the
low- and middle-income countries.

To join EPICOH, you first need to become a member of ICOH. If you are an ICOH member, you need to login to your private area on the ICOH website and request to join the Epidemiology in Occupational Health Scientific Committee using the Membership Profile link on the left hand side, remembering to include a short CV. This will automatically generate an email which will prompt the Chair and Secretary to endorse your application to the ICOH Secretariat.

There is NO extra fee to become an EPICOH member (you can choose up to 3 Scientific Committees to be a member of).