NIOSH Program Portfolio

WorkLife Initiative

Inputs: Occupational Safety and Health Risks

Illness and Injury in the United States—Workplace Statistics

• 5.840 fatalities from work-related injuries in 2006
• 4,000,000 occupational illnesses and injuries in the private sector in 2006
• $87.6 billion in employers’ workers’ compensation costs

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2006; National Academy of Social Insurance 2006.

Burden of Chronic Disease in the United States

Cancer

• 553,000 deaths and 1.3 million new cases each year.
• Economic burden: $217 billion a year including $89 billion in medical costs and $130 billion for lost work days and productivity.

Diabetes

• Over 23.6 million cases and over 200,000 deaths from complications from the disease each year.
• Economic burden: $174 billion a year including $116 billion in medical costs and $58 billion for lost work days and productivity.
  

Cardiovascular Disease

• Over 80 million cases and over 870,000 people who die of heart disease and stroke each year.
• Economic burden: $448 billion a year including direct and indirect costs.

Tobacco Use

• Approximately 438,000 deaths each year.
• Economic burden: Over $96 billion in medical costs and $97 billion in indirect costs

Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, 2008.

NIOSH Program Portfolio:

WorkLife Initiative

Program Description
Inputs
• Economic Factors
• Occupational Risks
• National Research Agenda (NORA)
• NIOSH Strategic Goals
• Partners
• NIOSH Contacts
Activities
• NIOSH Funded Research Grants
Outputs
• Publications
• Topic Pages
• Research to Practice
• Conferences
Outcomes
Review & Evaluation
• Program Review