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FROM THE DESK OF RANDALL A. KROCKA
SMOHIT Administrator
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National Total Worker Health Agenda
The NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health recently released the National Total Worker Health Agenda and NIOSH Response to Summarized Stakeholders' Comments to define and prioritize occupational safety and health research, practice, and prevention activities for the nation (2016-2026). The National Total Worker Health Agenda's strategic goals are broadly organized into four categories: Research, Practice, Policy, and Capacity-Building. Intermediate and activity/output goals are included for each.
Through investments in research and the transfer of this research into practice, the long-term vision of TWH is to protect the safety and health of workers and to advance their well-being by creating safer and healthier work environments, and addressing employment-related issues. It is anticipated that this vision will be achieved through knowledge generation, translation of that knowledge into practice, development of policy guidance, and building workforce capacity. Creation of a National Total Worker Health Agenda is an important step toward making this vision a reality.
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