National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium

NORA Symposium 2011: Achieving Impact through Research and Partnerships

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the University of Cincinnati Department of Environmental Health and Education and Research Center request abstracts for posters for the seventh National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Symposium. It will be held at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati in Ohio, on July 12-13, 2011. The conference will convene occupational safety and health researchers, practitioners, stakeholders, and policymakers from public and private organizations to:

* Share information about innovative research and successful partnerships.
* Provide opportunities for participants to explore potential research and partnerships.
* Highlight positive impacts on workers through NORA research and partnerships.

Cross-Sector Issues

Many occupational safety and health issues are similar in different sectors. Topics may include occupational diseases and injuries (e.g., respiratory diseases and falls), exposures and events (e.g., chemicals/vapors/ particles and contact with equipment/objects), and approach (e.g., surveillance and intervention effectiveness research/evaluation). The list below includes many of the current issues.

* Authoritative recommendations/ guidance/standards
* Cancer
* Cardiovascular disease
* Chemicals/vapors/particles
* Communications and information dissemination
* Contact with equipment/objects
* Dermal exposures and diseases
* Economics
* Electricity
* Emergency preparedness/response
* Engineering controls
* Epidemiology
* Exposure assessment
* Falls/slips/trips
* Global collaborations
* Health services delivery
* Hearing loss
* Heat/cold
* Immune disorders
* Indoor environment
* Infectious disease

* Intervention effectiveness research/ evaluation
* Motor vehicles
* Musculoskeletal disorders
* Nanotechnology
* Neurological disorders
* Occupational health disparities
* Personal protective equipment/technologies
* Prevention through design
* Radiation, ionizing and non-ionizing
* Reproductive disorders
* Respiratory diseases
* Small business
* Stress-related issues
* Surveillance
* Training
* Traumatic injury
* Vibration
* Violence
* Work-life issues
* Work organization

Information about NORA is available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora.

The program, registration, hotels, and local attractions will be available at http://www.team-psa.com/NORA2011/. Several NORA Sector Council meetings and topical meetings will be held at the same venue on July 14, 2011.

You can also contact us on: b_saunders@team-psa.com