An Evaluation of NIOSH-Funded Centers and Their Response Activities Through the COVID-19 Pandemic: March 2020 to July 2021

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• Personal Author:
  Baker MG ; Hardy M ; Neimark R ; Pratap P ; Staley J ; Tenney L
• Description:
  During the COVID-19 pandemic, workplaces served as an important nexus of disease transmission, increasing the need for evidence-based guidance in occupational safety and health. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is responsible for developing such evidence, and funds extramural centers for education, training and research. Using the results of a survey and key informant interviews, we document the impact of research and outreach collaborations by the centers during the pandemic. From 26 surveys and 9 interviews, several themes emerged. Through established partnerships, experts from the NIOSH-funded Centers translated and operationalized information from agencies for local businesses and workers; provided timely technical assistance and outreach; and engaged in research to study health impacts of COVID-19 on diverse worker populations. Overall, the NIOSH-funded centers and programs played an important role in providing critically needed occupational health and safety services to regional stakeholders during the pandemic. Continuing to develop intramural-extramural partnerships to be responsive during a public health emergency will allow these Centers to serve as local or regional subject matter experts, gather real-time data during an emergency event, and aid in the overall response for subsequent public health emergencies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19 Response COVID-19 Disease Transmission Evaluation Extramural Centers Health Communications Information Dissemination NIOSH Occupational Safety And Health Partnership Public Health

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Interagency Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Atlanta Region [OSHA] ; Chicago Region [OSHA] ; Colorado ; Denver Region [OSHA] ; Illinois ; North Carolina ; San Francisco Region [OSHA] ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070867
• Citation:
  New Solut 2025 Apr; :[Epub ahead of print]
• Contact Point Address:
  Ron Neimark, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, 1603 W Taylor, MC 923, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
• Email:
  rneima2@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f7d49ceca9aa0f6d6cbcb8813e6f62b74e8353bd9c09f3f3c3270821281d1faadcaa54fea7bdf24d610e008a5710b422de2f0e37e3c06b4de9a2a2e7ff39c992
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208996/cdc_208996_DS1.pdf
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