“Ten Great Public Health Achievements – United States, 2001-2010,” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 20, 2011

An article in the May 20, 2011 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report highlights progress in occupational safety as one of the leading public health achievements in the past decade. 
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6019a5.htm?s_cid=mm6019a5_w

The article lists three examples of this progress, reflecting activities conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and diverse partners.  The following links lead to further information on NIOSH’s web page:

• Reductions in back injuries among nursing home workers associated with lifting patients
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2006-117/pdfs/2006-117.pdf
• Reductions in injury and death among youth on farms
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/childag/
• Reductions in deaths among commercial crab fishermen associated with vessel overturns
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/