NIOSH Science Blog: NIOSH Directors [1971 to 2021]

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• Personal Author:
  Tisdale-Pardi, Julie
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Since the creation of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1971, the Institute has had six Directors who shaped NIOSH into what it is today. The Occupational Safety and Health Act states “The Institute shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and who shall serve for a term of six years unless previously removed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.” Summaries of the accomplishments of each of the NIOSH directors are included below.
• Subjects:
  • Administrative Personnel
  • CDC--history
  • Communicable Disease Control
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • NIOSH--history
  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health
  • United States Government Agencies
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Blogs
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  https://blogs.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2021/02/10/directors/
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:na
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102670/cdc_102670_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 808.15 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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