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
• Name as Subject:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• 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:
  nm
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/102670/cdc_102670_DS1.pdf
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