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NIOSH partnered with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) to provide content for AIP's "Discoveries and Breakthroughs Inside Science (DBIS)" video news segments. "DBIS" provides short news segments for local television news stations covering innovative scientific projects and programs highlighting advancements in engineering, science, technology and mathematics that have beneficial impact for health and society. AIHA helped to arrange a partnership with NIOSH and AIP to produce “DBIS” video news segments addressing current occupational safety and health research. Two NIOSH laboratories, the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) and Pittsburgh Research Laboratory (PRL) were selected and visited by AIP representatives in the fall of 2007 and observed research being conducted. Based on the site visits, three video news segments were produced showcasing NIOSH research and innovations in the mining and service sectors. Two videos focus on fire fighter safety and the other video addresses safety in mines. Working with NIOSH, AIP was able to incorporate workplace safety and health research into the DBIS series. With help from AIHA, NIOSH was able to cultivate a new partnership with AIP and disseminate occupational safety and health information through television new reports to audiences all over the United States. Prior to this project the dissemination of NIOSH information through newsfeeds to local television stations had not be used. The NIOSH “DBIS” segments are available for purchase through AIP to local television stations and can also be viewed on both the AIP http://www.aip.org/dbis/stories/2008/18017.html, http://www.aip.org/dbis/stories/2008/18014.html and, http://www.aip.org/dbis/stories/2008/18019.html; and NIOSH (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/r2p/) websites. This project provided NIOSH with an opportunity to work with an association previously unaffiliated with NIOSH and to utilize AIP’s dissemination strategy.
AIHA and NIOSH have a long-standing and productive relationship. Through a memorandum of understanding, both work collaboratively to communicate and facilitate the transfer of effective workplace illness and injury prevention measures. Over the years, NIOSH and AIHA have worked on multiple projects. AIHA was contacted by AIP to provide content for upcoming "DBIS" news segments. AIHA does not conduct research, therefore suggested AIP contact one of their partners, NIOSH, a research institute to supply content on current occupational safety and health research being conducted. AIHA helped to arrange a working relationship between AIP and NIOSH.
AIP promotes the advancement and diffusion of physics information and its application in society. Along with science and engineering societies, AIP produces local TV newsfeed through the "DBIS" series. "DBIS" provides 90-second reports for subscribing local TV newscasts all over the United States on diverse scientific topics. AIP met with NIOSH in 2007 and conducted site visits at two NIOSH laboratories, NPPTL and PRL. "DBIS" was the first project AIP and NIOSH worked together on.
Once AIP and NIOSH decided to work together, site visits were scheduled to view both NPPTL and PRL in the fall of 2007. These site visits allowed AIP to see first-hand what occupational safety and health issues were being addressed and how research is conducted at NIOSH. In addition to observing, AIP talked with NIOSH scientist to gain an even greater understanding of the different research projects. Based on the visits, three NIOSH research projects were selected to be produced into video news segments. Video segments were filmed at NIOSH and contain footage of NIOSH's research laboratories and interviews with NIOSH scientist.
As a result of this partnership, three NIOSH video news segments were produced and are available for purchase through AIP. Two segments address fire fighters safety, a cooling suit to reduce the risk of heat stress and a system for monitoring vital signs. The last segment focuses on NIOSH's unique mine roof stimulator for understanding and addressing the forces that cause mine roof collapse. The NIOSH news segments are currently being disseminated by AIP on their website and though local TV newsfeeds all over the United States. Consequently, NIOSH is now able to provide content for new segments to reach a diverse audience through television newscast, a previously unused dissemination strategy by NIOSH.
This project demonstrates how existing partners can promote NIOSH, further enabling NIOSH to achieve its mission. As a result of the "DBIS" project, NIOSH was able to expand its network by creating a new partner, AIP which enabled NIOSH to reach a broader audience and access audiences through a new channel.
This project demonstrates how NIOSH’s network can grow through existing partners. With each new partner, NIOSH increase its reach and its ability to utilize partner’s resources and expertise in the distribution of occupational safety and health information through previously unused dissemination strategies.
NIOSH will continue to work with AIP and AIHA to develop future news segments. Additional segments will feature research and innovations pertaining to the other NIOSH sectors.
The findings and conclusions in this poster are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Citations to Web sites external to NIOSH do not constitute NIOSH endorsement of the sponsoring organizations or their programs or products. Furthermore, NIOSH is not responsible for the content of these Web sites.
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