National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health - Strategic Goals

Strategic Goals

NIOSH abides by a strategic plan for meeting institutional goals and allocating resources. The Institute has three overarching goals:

  • To conduct research to reduce work-related illnesses and injuries
  • To promote safe and healthy workplaces through interventions, recommendations and capacity building
  • To enhance global workplace safety and health through international collaborations

The goals are supported by NIOSH's program portfolio. The portfolio categorizes Institute efforts into 8 groups representing industrial sectors. The program portfolio further subdivides efforts into 24 cross sectors.

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