NIOSH launches worker safety and health initiative for American Indians and Alaska Natives

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• Personal Author:
  Dalsey EJ ; Hill, Ryan D. ; Reyes ER
• Description:
  In 2013, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) launched an initiative to partner with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, organizations, and partners to provide occupational safety and health (OSH) support. NIOSH, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), conducts research and makes recommendations to protect the safety and health of the nation's 155 million workers. NIOSH is not a regulatory agency and has no enforcement authority. NIOSH collaborates with diverse stakeholders to understand how worker injuries, illnesses, and deaths occur and then implement practical workplace solutions. The purpose of this article is to summarize what is known about safety and health issues among AI/AN workers and to describe the NIOSH initiative to enhance OSH in tribal communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Construction Industry Demography Men Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Safety Transportation Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Construction Construction-industry Construction-workers Demographic-characteristics Humans Injuries Morbidity-rates Mortality-rates Transportation-industry Transportation-workers Traumatic-injuries Warehousing Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1063-4398
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director ; WSO - Western States Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  205-207
• Volume:
  28
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044232
• Citation:
  ISH Prim Care Provid 2013 Dec; 28(12):205-207
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  ISH Primary Care Provider
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199984/cdc_199984_DS1.pdf
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