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World Health Day 2004: “Road Safety is No Accident”

World report on road traffic injury prevention “Industry shares responsibility for road injury prevention, in the design and use of its products and as an employer whose staff and transport services are often major road users.” (p. 17)

NIOSH worked with other Federal agencies to coordinate U.S. activities in commemoration of World Health Day 2004, serving on the Interagency Planning Committee with partners such as the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of State, and the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Global Health Affairs. NIOSH contributed data and key points on occupational road safety for inclusion in the World Health Organization's World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, which was released to coincide with World Health Day.
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NIOSH worked with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and other partners to coordinate worker safety activities associated with World Health Day 2004. A press event held at PAHO headquarters on April 12, 2004, Occupational Road Safety: Local Strategies for a Global Problem, highlighted the importance of occupation within the broader road safety context. Marilyn Fingerhut, Ph.D., NIOSH International Coordinator, delivered opening remarks at the event, and Stephanie Pratt of the Division of Safety Research participated in a panel that also included Maureen Shaw of the Industrial Accident Prevention Association (Canada), Kathy Lusby-Treber of the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety, and Chuck Hurley of the National Safety Council.

NIOSH also developed two fact sheets on occupational road safety that were released on World Health Day in both English and Spanish, and provided other related NIOSH documents to attendees and for distribution to PAHO member Nations.

Global Collaborations in Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities

Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities Program

Global Collaborations Program
Global Collaborations in Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
Focus Area: Global Road Safety
Inputs
• Economic Factors
• Occupational Risks
• NIOSH Strategic Goals
• Partners
• Partner Resources
• NIOSH Contacts
Activities
• Collaborations With Global Partners
Outputs
• Publications
• Topic Pages
• Research to Practice
• Conferences