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1 Introduction
Pages 11-24

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From page 11...
... In September 2004, NIOSH contracted with The National Academies to conduct a series of evaluations of individual NIOSH research programs. This set of independent evaluations focused on the relevance and impact of each of eight NIOSH programs on reducing work-related injuries, illnesses, and hazardous exposures.   program is defined as a set of A inputs and activities directed toward one or more common goals, typically under the direction of a manager or management team.
From page 12...
... to assess NIOSH programs in hearing loss; mining; agriculture, forestry, and fishing; respiratory diseases; personal protective technology; traumatic injury; construction; and health hazard evaluation. Each evaluation committee produced an individual report (IOM and NRC, 2006, 2008, 2009; NRC and IOM, 2007, 2008a,b, 2009a,b)
From page 13...
... The committee will provide a qualitative narrative assessment of the program's efforts and suggestions about emerging issues that the program should be prepared to address. In 2008, NIOSH requested that the Committee on the Review of NIOSH Research Pro grams prepare a brief report to document the lessons learned in this evaluation effort and set forth the process that it recommends be used for future evaluations of occupational health and safety research programs.
From page 14...
... Recommendations for future program evaluations or more generalizable guiding principles for these types of efforts may be provided. Input for this report will involve discussions with NIOSH staff and with chairs and committee members of the evaluation committees.
From page 15...
... o Build global professional capacity to address workplace hazards  through training, information sharing, and research experience. In 1994, NIOSH embarked on a national partnership effort to identify research priorities to guide occupational health and safety research for the next decade (NIOSH, 2009b)
From page 16...
... Initial Framework Document The framework committee appointed by the National Academies consisted of 14 members with expertise in occupational medicine and health, industrial health and safety, industrial hygiene, epidemiology, civil and mining engineering, sociol ogy, program evaluation, communication, toxicology, international occupational health, and industry and workforce issues. During the initial development of the evaluation criteria and process, the framework committee drew from the program evaluation literature and discussed evaluation strategies and precedents with NIOSH leadership and staff, industry leaders, RAND Corporation staff, occupational safety organizations, labor repre sentatives, and staff from other federal agencies (see Appendix A)
From page 17...
... Sector Programs: • Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing • Construction • Health Care and Social Assistance • Manufacturing • Mining; Oil and Gas Extraction Subsector • Services • Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities • Wholesale and Retail Trade Cross-Sector Programs: • Authoritative Recommendations • Cancer, Reproductive and Cardiovascular Diseases • Communications and Information Dissemination • Economics • Emergency Preparedness and Response • Engineering Controls • Exposure Assessment • Global Collaborations • Health Hazard Evaluation • Hearing Loss Prevention • Immune and Dermal Diseases • Musculoskeletal Disorders • Nanotechnology • Occupational Health Disparities • Personal Protective Technology • Prevention Through Design • Radiation Dose Reconstruction • Respiratory Diseases • Small Business Assistance and Outreach • Surveillance • Training Grants • Traumatic Injury • Work Organization and Stress-Related Disorders • Worklife Initiative SOURCE: NIOSH (2009c)
From page 18...
... . Intermediate Outcomes: Actions by stakeholders in response to NIOSH products or efforts (e.g., policy changes; production of standards or regulations; adoption of NIOSH-developed technologies; use of publications, technologies, methods, or recommendations by workers, industry, and occupational safety and health professionals in the field; citations of NIOSH research by industry and academic scientists)
From page 19...
... Issues in Developing and Implementing the Evaluation Framework The variations in the types of NIOSH programs undergoing evaluation raised several issues during the framework committee's work and in the course of the initial set of program evaluations. These issues are further discussed in Chapter 4 and reflect the discussions among NIOSH staff and committee members at the November 2008 workshop held after the evaluations were completed.
From page 20...
... Additions were made in the form of guidance to the evaluation committees regard ing scoring a program for relevance based on the committee's observed levels of "research priority" and "engagement in appropriate transfer activities." The four evaluation committees examining the NIOSH Personal Protective Tech nology, Traumatic Injury, Construction, and Health Hazard Evaluation programs used the August 2007 version of the framework.
From page 21...
... Additional information was acquired through site visits; input from external stakeholders through open sessions at committee meetings, online questionnaires, and written responses; and oral and written responses to questions posed to the NIOSH programs. Throughout the evaluation process, evaluation committee members provided information to the framework committee on the successes and limitations of the framework in conducting their specific program evaluation.
From page 22...
... January 15–16, 2008 February 21–22, 2008 aThe list of meeting dates does not include site visits or committee conference calls. bThe PPT and HHE studies used slightly adapted statements of task because of the certification or investigative work of these programs.
From page 23...
... OVERVIEW OF THIS REPORT Chapter 2 of this report sets the National Academies' approach to evaluating the NIOSH programs in the larger context of program evaluation. Chapter 3 provides the revised evaluation framework.
From page 24...
... Committee to Review the NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Program.


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