Health Effects Laboratory Division [2018]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This document has been superseded and the new version can be found here. The Health Effects Laboratory Division (HELD) is a part of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). HELD conducts focused, basic, applied, and preventive laboratory research for controlling and preventing workplace safety and health problems. The division has the following goals: 1. Investigate the biological factors responsible for occupational health problems. 2. Perform occupationally-related research in the area of pathology and physiology. 3. Research novel and improved techniques for assessing the exposure of workers principally to chemical, but also to physical and biological hazards. 4. Conduct basic and applied laboratory research in areas of immunology, allergy, and inflammation relevant to occupational diseases. 5. Provide statistical design, analysis, and interpretation for experimental research in the division and conduct collaborative observational research focused on introducing new laboratorybased technology into population-based studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hazardous Substances Hypersensitivity Immune System Laboratories Occupational Health Pathology Safety
• Keywords:
  Allergens Allergies Biohazards Biological Factors Chemical Hazards Immunology Laboratory Techniques Physiological Effects Physiological Response Physiology
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2018140
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052184
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2018-140, 2018 Jul; :1-2
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f3f06cd71c2bc222d15d773cbeda883e66f0e38a14337778cb48de47d5aa6265e9aaa74befe9092c209c9caac6b5e0d9f3368166482e3371cdd4c77553b12ac6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210112/cdc_210112_DS1.pdf
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