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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Partnerships To Advance the National
Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA)
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following public
meeting: ‘‘Partnerships to Advance the
National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA)’’.
Public Meeting Time and Date: 10
a.m.–3:30 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2011.
Place: Patriots Plaza, 395 E Street,
SW., Conference Room 9000,
Washington, DC 20201.
Purpose of the Meeting: The National
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)
has been structured to engage partners
with each other and/or with NIOSH to
advance NORA priorities. The NORA
Liaison Committee continues to be an
opportunity for representatives from
organizations with national scope to
learn about NORA progress and to
suggest possible partnerships based on
their organization’s mission and
contacts. This opportunity is now
structured as a public meeting via the
Internet to attract participation by a
larger number of organizations and to
further enhance the success of NORA.
Some of the types of organizations of
national scope that are especially
encouraged to participate are employers,
unions, trade associations, labor
associations, professional associations,
and foundations. Others are welcome.
This meeting will include updates
from NIOSH leadership on NORA as
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well as updates from approximately half
of the NORA Sector Councils on their
progress, priorities, and implementation
plans to date, including the NORA
Manufacturing, Public Safety, Services,
and Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector
Councils. Updates will also be given on
the Mid-Decade Review of NORA, the
NORA Symposium 2011, and at least
one NIOSH Program that is working on
several NORA priorities, e.g., the NIOSH
Economics Program. After each update,
there will be time to discuss partnership
opportunities.
Status: The meeting is open to the
public, limited only by the capacities of
the conference call and conference room
facilities. There is limited space
available in the meeting room (capacity
34). Therefore, information to allow
participation in the meeting through the
Internet (to see the slides) and a
teleconference call (capacity 50) will be
provided to registered participants.
Participants are encouraged to consider
attending by this method. Each
participant is requested to register for
the free meeting by sending an e-mail to
noracoordinator@cdc.gov containing the
participant’s name, organization name,
contact telephone number on the day of
the meeting, and preference for
participation by Web meeting
(requirements include: Computer,
Internet connection, and telephone,
preferably with ‘mute’ capability) or in
person. An e-mail confirming
registration will include the details
needed to participate in the Web
meeting. Non-U.S. citizens are
encouraged to participate in the Web
meeting. Non-U.S. citizens who do not
register to attend in person on or before
June 6, 2011, will not be granted access
to the meeting site and will not be able
to attend the meeting in-person due to
mandatory security clearance
procedures at the Patriots Plaza facility.
Background: NORA is a partnership
program to stimulate innovative
research in occupational safety and
health leading to improved workplace
practices. Unveiled in 1996, NORA has
become a research framework for the
nation. Diverse parties collaborate to
identify the most critical issues in
workplace safety and health. Partners
then work together to develop goals and
objectives for addressing those needs
and to move the research results into
practice. The NIOSH role is facilitator of
the process. For more information about
NORA, see https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
nora/about.html.
Since 2006, NORA has been
structured according to industrial
sectors. Ten major sector groups have
been defined using the North American
Industrial Classification System
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(NAICS). After receiving public input
through the Web and town hall
meetings, ten NORA Sector Councils
have been working to define sectorspecific strategic plans for conducting
research and moving the results into
widespread practice. During 2008–10,
most of these Councils posted draft
strategic plans for public comment and
eight have posted finalized National
Sector Agendas after considering
comments on the drafts. For the
National Sector Agendas, see https://
www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sidney C. Soderholm, PhD, NORA
Coordinator, e-mail
noracoordinator@cdc.gov, telephone
(202) 245–0665.
Dated: April 27, 2011.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Surveillance
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Comments will be used to inform and
finalize the Messaging Guide.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before June 20, 2011. See
Addresses for instructions to submit
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ADDRESSES: You may submit written
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Public Health Informatics and
Technology Program Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., Mailstop E–76,
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workgroup is to ensure that public
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for Health Information Technology have
business standards that will best
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was published in early January 2011. As
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recommendations, the CDC Public
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announces a draft PHIN Messaging
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Partnerships To Advance the National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA)
AGENCY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announces the following public meeting: ``Partnerships to Advance the
National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)''.
Public Meeting Time and Date: 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2011.
Place: Patriots Plaza, 395 E Street, SW., Conference Room 9000,
Washington, DC 20201.
Purpose of the Meeting: The National Occupational Research Agenda
(NORA) has been structured to engage partners with each other and/or
with NIOSH to advance NORA priorities. The NORA Liaison Committee
continues to be an opportunity for representatives from organizations
with national scope to learn about NORA progress and to suggest
possible partnerships based on their organization's mission and
contacts. This opportunity is now structured as a public meeting via
the Internet to attract participation by a larger number of
organizations and to further enhance the success of NORA. Some of the
types of organizations of national scope that are especially encouraged
to participate are employers, unions, trade associations, labor
associations, professional associations, and foundations. Others are
welcome.
This meeting will include updates from NIOSH leadership on NORA as
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well as updates from approximately half of the NORA Sector Councils on
their progress, priorities, and implementation plans to date, including
the NORA Manufacturing, Public Safety, Services, and Wholesale and
Retail Trade Sector Councils. Updates will also be given on the Mid-
Decade Review of NORA, the NORA Symposium 2011, and at least one NIOSH
Program that is working on several NORA priorities, e.g., the NIOSH
Economics Program. After each update, there will be time to discuss
partnership opportunities.
Status: The meeting is open to the public, limited only by the
capacities of the conference call and conference room facilities. There
is limited space available in the meeting room (capacity 34).
Therefore, information to allow participation in the meeting through
the Internet (to see the slides) and a teleconference call (capacity
50) will be provided to registered participants. Participants are
encouraged to consider attending by this method. Each participant is
requested to register for the free meeting by sending an e-mail to
noracoordinator@cdc.gov containing the participant's name, organization
name, contact telephone number on the day of the meeting, and
preference for participation by Web meeting (requirements include:
Computer, Internet connection, and telephone, preferably with `mute'
capability) or in person. An e-mail confirming registration will
include the details needed to participate in the Web meeting. Non-U.S.
citizens are encouraged to participate in the Web meeting. Non-U.S.
citizens who do not register to attend in person on or before June 6,
2011, will not be granted access to the meeting site and will not be
able to attend the meeting in-person due to mandatory security
clearance procedures at the Patriots Plaza facility.
Background: NORA is a partnership program to stimulate innovative
research in occupational safety and health leading to improved
workplace practices. Unveiled in 1996, NORA has become a research
framework for the nation. Diverse parties collaborate to identify the
most critical issues in workplace safety and health. Partners then work
together to develop goals and objectives for addressing those needs and
to move the research results into practice. The NIOSH role is
facilitator of the process. For more information about NORA, see https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/about.html.
Since 2006, NORA has been structured according to industrial
sectors. Ten major sector groups have been defined using the North
American Industrial Classification System (NAICS). After receiving
public input through the Web and town hall meetings, ten NORA Sector
Councils have been working to define sector-specific strategic plans
for conducting research and moving the results into widespread
practice. During 2008-10, most of these Councils posted draft strategic
plans for public comment and eight have posted finalized National
Sector Agendas after considering comments on the drafts. For the
National Sector Agendas, see https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nora/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sidney C. Soderholm, PhD, NORA
Coordinator, e-mail noracoordinator@cdc.gov, telephone (202) 245-0665.
Dated: April 27, 2011.
Tanja Popovic,
Deputy Associate Director for Science, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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