NIOSH/NORA FY1999 Update/ACCOLADES

NORA has received broad support form many quarters. Below is a sample of recent comments.

Senate Committee on Appropriations Report Accompanying the FY 1999 NIOSH Appropriation:
"The Committee is encouraged with the progress by NIOSH on implementing the National Occupational Research Agenda [NORA]. The Committee is supportive of NIOSH's efforts to further its partnerships with the occupational safety and health community and the broader public and private public health research community, and believes these partnerships will be important in the implementation phase. The Committee urges NIOSH to work with its partners to augment resources available to the Institute for NORA research. In particular, the Committee strongly encourages NIOSH to continue partnering with the National Institutes of Health to cosponsor and fund extramural research in relevant NORA priority areas."

Institute of Medicine, Reducing the Burden of Injury, (October 1999)
"The [Committee on Injury Prevention and Control] applauds NIOSH in its paradigmatic approach to research priority setting through NORA. The contemporary scientific community values planning as a tool for setting broad priorities and integrating diverse research programs."

Institute of Medicine, Reducing the Burden of Injury, (October 1999)
"The recent undertaking by NIOSH provides a useful model of how to engage public and private partners to set research priorities based on explicit criteria. Through the National Occupational Research Agenda, NIOSH was able to examine broadly perceived needs and systematically address those topics that were most likely to yield gains to protect workers."

National Asphalt Pavement Association (September 1998)
"[The asphalt partnership] has evolved into a visible model for the NORA concept of partnerships in national occupational health and safety research. We are presently working with NIOSH through NORA to expand our industry partnership and we are confident that NIOSH will be replicating these successful partnership activities in other industries."

National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (March 1999)
". . . we strongly support the National Occupational Research Agenda and believe that an investment . . . is needed to continue successful implementation of this national research plan."

National Center for Environmental Health (November 1998)
"[We] have been impressed by the quality of the National Occupational Research Agenda developed by NIOSH and think it is time to have a coherent national policy around environmental health as well."

Occupational Hazards Magazine "Rebirth of NIOSH" (December 1998)
"NORA also is promoting partnerships between research groups which once competed for the same dollars and organizations which have long histories of being at odds with each other."

The American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society (April 1999)
"[We] would like to bring to your attention the National Occupational Research Agenda. . . . In 1996, NIOSH convened a panel of experts from the scientific, labor and corporate communities to layout a plan for occupational health research . . . We strongly recommend . . . support for the National Occupational Research Agenda at NIOSH."

	*Kudos for NORA*

	NORA has received broad support form many quarters. Below is a sample of recent comments. *Senate Committee on Appropriations Report Accompanying the FY 1999 NIOSH Appropriation:* "The Committee is encouraged with the progress by NIOSH on implementing the National Occupational Research Agenda [NORA]. The Committee is supportive of NIOSH's efforts to further its partnerships with the occupational safety and health community and the broader public and private public health research community, and believes these partnerships will be important in the implementation phase. The Committee urges NIOSH to work with its partners to augment resources available to the Institute for NORA research. In particular, the Committee strongly encourages NIOSH to continue partnering with the National Institutes of Health to cosponsor and fund extramural research in relevant NORA priority areas." *Institute of Medicine, Reducing the Burden of Injury, (October 1999)* "The [Committee on Injury Prevention and Control] applauds NIOSH in its paradigmatic approach to research priority setting through NORA. The contemporary scientific community values planning as a tool for setting broad priorities and integrating diverse research programs." *Institute of Medicine, Reducing the Burden of Injury, (October 1999)* "The recent undertaking by NIOSH provides a useful model of how to engage public and private partners to set research priorities based on explicit criteria. Through the National Occupational Research Agenda, NIOSH was able to examine broadly perceived needs and systematically address those topics that were most likely to yield gains to protect workers." National Asphalt Pavement Association (September 1998) "[The asphalt partnership] has evolved into a visible model for the NORA concept of partnerships in national occupational health and safety research. We are presently working with NIOSH through NORA to expand our industry partnership and we are confident that NIOSH will be replicating these successful partnership activities in other industries." National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (March 1999) ". . . we strongly support the National Occupational Research Agenda and believe that an investment . . . is needed to continue successful implementation of this national research plan." National Center for Environmental Health (November 1998) "[We] have been impressed by the quality of the National Occupational Research Agenda developed by NIOSH and think it is time to have a coherent national policy around environmental health as well." Occupational Hazards Magazine "Rebirth of NIOSH" (December 1998) "NORA also is promoting partnerships between research groups which once competed for the same dollars and organizations which have long histories of being at odds with each other." The American Lung Association and the American Thoracic Society (April 1999) "[We] would like to bring to your attention the National Occupational Research Agenda. . . . In 1996, NIOSH convened a panel of experts from the scientific, labor and corporate communities to layout a plan for occupational health research . . . We strongly recommend . . . support for the National Occupational Research Agenda at NIOSH." This page was last updated: May 24, 1999

This page was last updated: May 24, 1999