• Established the NIOSH-States Work Group.
• The NIOSH-States Work Group held various meetings to identify 13 critical occupational priority areas, develop condition-specific profiles and recommendations, and provide a written report on the State perspective of occupational illnesses, injuries, and hazards surveillance for the next five years.
• The NIOSH Surveillance Coordination Group (SCG) reviewed the current surveillance activities and systems used in the Institute. Conducted a needs assessment for occupational illness, injuries, and hazards surveillance with recommendations.

• The NIOSH Executive Surveillance Committee began to review the work and recommendations submitted from the NIOSH-States Work Group and the NIOSH Surveillance Coordination Group.

• The 65 recommendations submitted were reviewed by the NIOSH Leadership Team Subgroup for Surveillance Activities. (June 17, 1999)
• The Subgroup focused the recommendations down to 20 objectives.
• A public forum on the 20 objectives was conducted at the Annual CSTE/SENSOR/ABLES Conference in Madison, WI. (June 27, 1999)

• A meeting was held with the external partners of the NORA Surveillance Research Team to obtain input on the objectives. (July 8, 1999)
• An internal meeting was held in Pittsburgh, PA, with NIOSH staff to discuss the 20 objectives. Goals to encompass the objectives were written by the States and also reviewed. (July 15, 1999)
• A public meeting was held in Washington, DC, with non-governmental representatives and a few State representatives to discuss the goals and 20 objectives. (July 28,1999)
• A meeting was held between NIOSH, BLS, and OSHA to discuss the goals and objectives. (July 30, 1999)

• A meeting was held with NCHS, Division of Vital Statistics, and BLS to discuss the goals and objectives. (August 4, 1999)
• A writing team was established to incorporate the comments, where applicable. Short- and long-term goals were written for each objective. (August 16-17, 1999)
• The NIOSH Leadership Team Subgroup for Surveillance Activities, along with the Division Surveillance, representatives reviewed the document and provided input for the implementation activities.

• The final development of implementation activities was completed.
• Final document was submitted to the NIOSH Director.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health