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Wholesale and Retail TradeInputs: NIOSH Strategic GoalsThe NIOSH Wholesale and Retail Trade Program is in the process of developing strategic goals to guide our research and partnership efforts over the next decade. NIOSH previously used priority topic areas (e.g., traumatic injury, hearing loss) to guide research efforts. Goals take this approach a step further by identifying specific outcomes that NIOSH wants to target, performance measures for evaluating progress in meeting the outcome goals, and intermediate goals to describe the necessary steps that need to be performed to accomplish the goal. Setting goals is challenging for the following reasons:
NIOSH Program Portfolio ApproachNIOSH 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. Draft Wholesale and Retail Trade GoalsNIOSH is in the process of drafting strategic goals for the Wholesale and Retail Trade Program. As required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), these strategic goals will be organized by outcomes such as injuries and illnesses instead of more general topic areas such as reducing all occupational mortality in the Wholesale and Retail Trade Industry. When competed, the strategic plan will include intermediate and annual goals along with performance measures to guide attainment of the strategic goals. The current interim strategic goals guiding NIOSH researchers developing new projects related to the wholesale and retail trade sector are below:
A draft report containing the goals and narrative of the Wholesale and Retail Trade Agenda is available in PDF format. 210 KB (26 pages)
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When draft goals for the NIOSH Wholesale and Retail Trade Program are completed, they will be posted on the NOSH Web site for review and comment. NIOSH will also use the NIOSH eNews to announce that draft goals are available for review. Those seeking NIOSH grants to conduct studies benefiting workers in the wholesale and retail trade sector can view the priority topic areas for extramural investigators. They are closely related to the strategic goals listed above. The NIOSH strategic goals and the priority topic areas for extramural investigators will be updated based on additional input received from the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NORA is establishing and implementing a sector strategic plan for the nation. NORA wholesale and retail trade sector activities NIOSH is interested in your opinions about the relevance and value of these strategic goals for the wholesale and retail trade sector. NIOSH encourages you to consider partnering on issues of interest to you and your organization. |
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