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Health Hazard EvaluationsReview & Evaluation: National Academies EvaluationThe National Academies (NA) convened a Framework Committee to provide a common structure for NIOSH program reviews. In April 2006, HHE Program staff presented materials about the program to the Framework Committee. Subsequently, the staff of the National Research Council concluded that the HHE Program should be evaluated using a different approach than that in the framework developed for other NIOSH programs. In their report to NIOSH, the NA staff noted that the charge given to the NA is related specifically to the evaluation of research programs; HHE is primarily a public health practice program driven largely by requests for services. The NIOSH charge to the NA for the HHE Program was to conduct an evaluation based on the following elements:
More information about the NA review of NIOSH research programs is available at the National Academies Evaluation of NIOSH Research Programs page. Page last updated: August 5, 2008
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