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NIOSH Programs > Small Business Assistance and Outreach > Outcomes
Small Business Assistance and OutreachOutcomesOutcomes are events, occurrences, or conditions that indicate progress toward achievement of the purpose of the program. Outcomes reflect the results of a program activity compared to its intended purpose, or answer the question "Will these resources result or contribute to the success of what we want to accomplish?" Outcomes can be viewed from two different perspectives--ultimate and intermediate. For an occupational safety and health research program like NIOSH, end outcomes are reductions in a particular type of worker injury or disease. Injuries and illnesses have complex causes, and any effect of program activities on rates can take years to be seen. Therefore, outcomes are often measured on an intermediate timeframe. Intermediate outcomes are necessary steps that lead to ultimate outcomes, e.g., reductions in the risk of a particular type of injury or illness. For occupational safety and health research programs, achieving intermediate risk reductions is as important as achieving the ultimate outcome of decreasing injury and illness incidence rates. Many of the NIOSH small business intermediate outcomes will depend upon NIOSH developing a better understanding of small business concerns. This will occur through productive partnerships. Only in this way will NIOSH effectively produce, disseminate, and ensure the use of effective workplace solutions within the small business community. |
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