NIOSH Program Portfolio

Global Collaborations

Inputs: Partners

Partnerships constitute the NIOSH Global Collaborations Program.  Occupational health professionals, employers, workers, researchers, public health experts, and governments all have inherent knowledge and concern about the health and safety of workers throughout the world.  Sharing information and successful practices that reduce risks to workers brings to sector problems the wealth of global knowledge and action regarding potential solutions.  Knowing the gaps remaining in global knowledge helps in setting research priorities.  Collaborative research with international partners may include new funding or in-kind contributions which help to leverage research dollars.  Partners also add expertise or specialized experience to the research teams, which benefits the research, analysis, interpretation, communication, and implementation of the results.

A list of partners is provided here.  Activities with these partners are described in the NIOSH Collaborations with Global Partners section.

• World Health Organization (WHO)  
  External Link: www.who.int/occupational_health
• Pan American Health Organization  (PAHO)  
  External Link: www.paho.org
• International Labor Organization (ILO)  
  External Link: www.ilo.org/safework
• International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS)
  External Link: http://www.who.int/ipcs/en/
• International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 
  External Link: http://www.iarc.fr/
• International Standards Organization (ISO) 
  External Link: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage
• Network of WHO Collaborating Centers in Occupational Health
  External Link: http://www.who.int/occupational_health/network/en/index.html
• 64 Collaborating Centers (PDF)
  External Link: http://www.who.int/occupational_health/network/ccdirectory101005.pdf
• International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)
  External Link: http://www.icohweb.org/
• International Occupational Hygiene Association (IOHA)
  External Link: http://www.ioha.net/
• International Ergonomics Association (IEA)
  External Link: http://www.iea.cc/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Coordinating Office for Global Health  
• National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center
• International Training and Research Program in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) grantees and partner institutions in less developed nations
  External Link: http://www.fic.nih.gov/programs/environ.html
• Institutes in individual countries with formal Letters of Agreement
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention (ISPESL), Italy
  External Link: http://www.ispesl.it/index.asp?language=0
• National Institute of Industrial Health (NIIH), Japan
  External Link: http://www.h.jniosh.go.jp/en/index.html
• Korean Occupational Safety and Health Agency (KOSHA), Korea
  External Link: http://www.kosha.or.kr/eng/english.htm
• National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), South Africa
  External Link: http://www.nioh.ac.za/
• Institutes cooperating on nanotechnology conferences and research
• IRSST Quebec
  External Link: http://www.irsst.qc.ca/en/home.html
• Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), UK 
  External Link: http://www.hsl.gov.uk/
• National organizations partnering with NIOSH on global activities
• American Industrial Hygiene Association  (AIHA)
  External Link: http://www.aiha.org/content
• Control Banding
• National Safety Council (NSC)
  External Link: http://www.nsc.org/
• World Safety Congress
• Economic tools at company level
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
  External Link: http://www.asse.org/
• Economic tools at company level

NIOSH Program:

Global Collaborations

Program Description
Inputs
• Economic Factors
• Occupational Risks
• National Research Agenda (NORA)
• NIOSH Strategic Goals
• Emerging Issues
• Partners
• NIOSH Contacts
Activities
• NIOSH Research Projects
• NIOSH Funded Research Grants
• Collaborations with Global Partners
Outputs
• Publications
• Topic Pages
• International Technical Assistance
• Research to Practice
• Conferences
Outcomes
Review & Evaluation
• Program Review
• National Academies Evaluation
Appendices
• History of WHO Collaborating Centers
Focus Area: Global Collaborations in Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities