NIOSH Risk-Based Model to Resume Field Research and Public Health Service in 2020 During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Personal Author:
  Harney, Joshua M. ; Howard J ; Johns DO ; Poplin GS ; Yeoman KM
• Description:
  In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, field research and public health service work conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) was put on hold. During this time, NIOSH developed a risk-based model to resume fieldwork, balancing the public health benefit of such fieldwork with the risks of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 exposure and transmission. We describe our experiences with this model, along with the broader public health significance of the methods used to inform risk management decisions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Occupational Health Public Health Risk Assessment Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  COVID-19 Disease Transmission Public Health Risk Analysis Risk Management SARS-CoV-2 Workplace Monitoring Workplace Studies
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SMRD - Spokane Mining Research Division ; DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  112
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065539
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2022 Aug; 112(8):1138-1141
• Contact Point Address:
  Douglas O. Johns, PhD, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Controland Prevention, 315 E. Montgomery Ave, Spokane, WA 99207
• Email:
  djohns@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Mining
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:340364b8fbc73518df50b44373105387071b7bd5b2fe9837bf8bd40ca271342eeb61d9d45b54e5a61221a88af45abd0bf72f706126bcce42c50a6a9fbe5653d1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215560/cdc_215560_DS1.pdf
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