NIOSH Program Portfolio

Respiratory Diseases

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General

Surveillance

• WoRLD Surveillance Report
• National Occupational Respiratory Mortality System (NORMS)

Airways Diseases

Asthma and Allergies

• Occupational Asthma: In and Out of the Workplace
  A Conference on the Basic Mechanisms of Occupational Asthma, April 30 to May 2, 1998.
• Asthma and Allergies, Prevention of Occupational Asthma: Introduction
  In 2006, RDRP established a Web page allowing customized queries to identify published references that document the utility of primary and secondary preventive interventions for occupational asthma caused by a wide range of agents.
• Occupational Respiratory Disease Surveillance
• Occupational Latex Allergies

Interstitial Lung Diseases

Coal Mine Dust Induced Diseases

• NIOSH Mining Program
  

Silica Induced Diseases

• If It’s Silica…It’s Not Just Dust

Fiber Induced Diseases

• Asbestos During Brake and Clutch Service Work

Chronic Beryllium Disease

• Beryllium Research Highlights
  PDF Only (8 pages, 377 KB)

Infectious lung Diseases

Anthrax

• CDC Anthrax Emergency Preparedness and Response
  
• NIOSH Emergency Response Resources: Anthrax

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
• Understanding Respiratory Protection Against SARS
• Frequently Asked Questions about SARS
• SARS in Schools and Workplaces
• Infection Control: SARS
• Guidance for Air Medical Transport for SARS Patients

Influenza

• Interim Recommendations for Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities Caring for Patients with Known or Suspected Avian Influenza
• Respiratory Hygiene/Cough Etiquette in Healthcare Settings
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
  CDC Web site offering guidance on occupational health and safety aspects of avian influenza.
• Avian Influenza
  This topic page provides guidance and a number of useful links to other sites with occupational health and safety information.

Malignancies

• NIOSH Carcinogen List
• NIOSH Flight Crew Topic Page
• Current Intelligence Bulletin 50 - Carcinogenicity of Diesel Exhaust
  1998
• The Effectiveness of Selected Technologies in Controlling Diesel Emissions in an Underground Mine: Isolated Zone Study at Stillwater Mining Company's Nye Mine
  PDF Only (87 pages, 1,769 KB)
  External link: http://www.msha.gov/01-995/dpmdocs/stillwater.pdf

Nanotechnology

• Nanotechnology Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology: An Information Exchange with NIOSH 9/6/2006
• Nanotechnology Nanoparticle Information Library (NIL)  9/6/2006
• Nanotechnology NIOSH, Nanotechnology, and Occupational Safety and Health Research - Frequently Asked Questions 9/6/2006