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Global Collaborations

Inputs: NIOSH Strategic Goals

The Global Collaborations Program embraces the third strategic goal of the NIOSH Strategic Plan 2004 – 2009:

Enhance global occupational safety and health through international collaborations

Take a leadership role in developing a global network of occupational health centers.
Investigate alternative approaches to reducing occupational illness and injury and provide technical assistance to put solutions in place.
Build global professional capacity to address occupational hazards through training, information sharing and research experience.

The NIOSH Global Collaborations Program is in the process of developing strategic goals to guide our research and partnership efforts with the NORA Sector Research Councils over the next decade. These strategic goals will incorporate the needs of the Sector Research Councils and the needs of NIOSH in its role as a key global leader in occupational safety and health.

NIOSH Program Portfolio Approach

NIOSH has been organizing research, guidance, information, and service efforts into specific programs that can be readily communicated and strategically governed and evaluated. Eight NORA Sector Programs represent industrial sectors, and twenty-four Cross-sector Programs organized around adverse health outcomes, statutory programs and global efforts.

The NORA Sector Programs intersect with Cross-Sector Programs in a matrix-like fashion. For example, an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program goal of reducing farm-related deaths and injuries due to tractor rollovers and trucks would likely be a shared goal with the Transportation Program and if appropriate would be adopted by both programs. This approach provides an added advantage and will allow multiple Programs to work towards accomplishment of intersecting goals.

Each of the 32 programs in the NIOSH Program Portfolio has a Manager and Coordinator. Each of the 8 NIOSH Sector Programs facilitates the work of a NORA Sector Council to engage external stakeholders in the process of developing sector goals for the nation and methods to measure the short-term, intermediate and long-term outcomes arising from those goals. The NORA goals for the nation will be considered when choosing NIOSH sector program goals. Cross Sector programs have internal Steering Committees that develop program goals and monitor outcome measures.

These planning efforts will position NIOSH to align with the most current governmental approaches for evaluating program effectiveness, i.e., the Program Assessment Rating Tool (or PART). PART is a mechanism to hold governmental agencies accountable for accomplishing results. As part of our comprehensive approach to performance measurement, NIOSH has engaged the National Academies to independently evaluate our sector and cross-programs for relevance and impact.

NIOSH Global Collaborations Program Goals

The strategic goals of the NIOSH Global Collaborations Program guide research and partnership efforts with the NORA Sector Research Councils over the next decade. These goals incorporate the needs of the Sector Research Councils and the needs of NIOSH as a key leader in global occupational safety and health.

Strategic Goals

Enhance global occupational safety and health through international collaborations. This is the third strategic goal of the NIOSH strategic plan 2004-2009. (See the NIOSH Strategic Plan Outline 2004-2009)
Reduce silicosis among miners, construction workers, and other workers globally by providing technical assistance to control exposures, by assisting with capacity building to develop occupational health professionals, laboratories and personal protective equipment programs, and by training to diagnose existing cases. (See the NIOSH Mining, Construction, and Respiratory Diseases Program Portfolios)
Reduce road traffic injuries of workers through global partnerships and partnership with the Transportation/Warehousing/Utilities Sector Program. (See the NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program Portfolio)
Reduce HIV/AIDS and other bloodborne pathogens through global partnerships, as well as through implementing and evaluating, and coordinating training programs. (See the NIOSH Health Care and Social Assistance Program Portfolio)
Prevent worker illness globally from exposure to nanomaterials by sharing information. (See the NIOSH Manufacturing Program Portfolio and the Nanotechnology topic page)

NIOSH is interested in your opinions about the relevance and value of strategic goals for its Global Collaborations Program. We encourage you to consider partnering with us on issues of interest to you and your organization.

Page last updated: December 5, 2008
Page last reviewed: October 27, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Office of the Director

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	NIOSH Programs > Global Collaborations > Strategic Goals Global Collaborations Inputs: NIOSH Strategic Goals The Global Collaborations Program embraces the third strategic goal of the NIOSH Strategic Plan 2004 – 2009: Enhance global occupational safety and health through international collaborations Take a leadership role in developing a global network of occupational health centers. Investigate alternative approaches to reducing occupational illness and injury and provide technical assistance to put solutions in place. Build global professional capacity to address occupational hazards through training, information sharing and research experience. The NIOSH Global Collaborations Program is in the process of developing strategic goals to guide our research and partnership efforts with the NORA Sector Research Councils over the next decade. These strategic goals will incorporate the needs of the Sector Research Councils and the needs of NIOSH in its role as a key global leader in occupational safety and health. NIOSH Program Portfolio Approach NIOSH has been organizing research, guidance, information, and service efforts into specific programs that can be readily communicated and strategically governed and evaluated. Eight NORA Sector Programs represent industrial sectors, and twenty-four Cross-sector Programs organized around adverse health outcomes, statutory programs and global efforts. The NORA Sector Programs intersect with Cross-Sector Programs in a matrix-like fashion. For example, an Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Program goal of reducing farm-related deaths and injuries due to tractor rollovers and trucks would likely be a shared goal with the Transportation Program and if appropriate would be adopted by both programs. This approach provides an added advantage and will allow multiple Programs to work towards accomplishment of intersecting goals. Each of the 32 programs in the NIOSH Program Portfolio has a Manager and Coordinator. Each of the 8 NIOSH Sector Programs facilitates the work of a NORA Sector Council to engage external stakeholders in the process of developing sector goals for the nation and methods to measure the short-term, intermediate and long-term outcomes arising from those goals. The NORA goals for the nation will be considered when choosing NIOSH sector program goals. Cross Sector programs have internal Steering Committees that develop program goals and monitor outcome measures. These planning efforts will position NIOSH to align with the most current governmental approaches for evaluating program effectiveness, i.e., the Program Assessment Rating Tool (or PART). PART is a mechanism to hold governmental agencies accountable for accomplishing results. As part of our comprehensive approach to performance measurement, NIOSH has engaged the National Academies to independently evaluate our sector and cross-programs for relevance and impact. NIOSH Global Collaborations Program Goals The strategic goals of the NIOSH Global Collaborations Program guide research and partnership efforts with the NORA Sector Research Councils over the next decade. These goals incorporate the needs of the Sector Research Councils and the needs of NIOSH as a key leader in global occupational safety and health. Strategic Goals Enhance global occupational safety and health through international collaborations. This is the third strategic goal of the NIOSH strategic plan 2004-2009. (See the NIOSH Strategic Plan Outline 2004-2009) Reduce silicosis among miners, construction workers, and other workers globally by providing technical assistance to control exposures, by assisting with capacity building to develop occupational health professionals, laboratories and personal protective equipment programs, and by training to diagnose existing cases. (See the NIOSH Mining, Construction, and Respiratory Diseases Program Portfolios) Reduce road traffic injuries of workers through global partnerships and partnership with the Transportation/Warehousing/Utilities Sector Program. (See the NIOSH Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program Portfolio) Reduce HIV/AIDS and other bloodborne pathogens through global partnerships, as well as through implementing and evaluating, and coordinating training programs. (See the NIOSH Health Care and Social Assistance Program Portfolio) Prevent worker illness globally from exposure to nanomaterials by sharing information. (See the NIOSH Manufacturing Program Portfolio and the Nanotechnology topic page) NIOSH is interested in your opinions about the relevance and value of strategic goals for its Global Collaborations Program. We encourage you to consider partnering with us on issues of interest to you and your organization. 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