Spotlight: NORA Partnering Award 2003 Includes Summaries of Award Nominees

"NIOSH is beginning an effort to evaluate the progress and success of NORA. We look forward to hearing from our stakeholders during a special panel discussion entitled NORA: Looking Back and Looking Forward."

John Howard, MD
NIOSH Director

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"The Symposium has always been a success in bringing together safety and health professionals and researchers to hear about the latest research findings."

Kathleen Rest, Ph.D., MPA
NIOSH Deputy Director

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"The NORA Symposium has been an excellent avenue to promote partnerships between labor and government. "

William B. Bunn, MD
Medical Director and Director of Health Management and Safety
Navistar International Transportation Corporation

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NORA Priority Research Areas:

Disease and Injury

Allergic and Irritant Dermatitis

Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities

Hearing Loss

Infectious Diseases

Low Back Disorders

Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities

Traumatic Injuries

Work Environment and Workforce

Emerging Technologies

Indoor Environment

Mixed Exposures

Organization of Work

Special Populations at Risk

Research Tools & Approaches

Cancer Research Methods

Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment

Exposure Assessment Methods

Health Services Research

Intervention Effectiveness Research

Risk Assessment Methods

Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Illness and Injury

Surveillance Research Methods

 

NORA Symposium 2003:
"Working Partnerships
Research to Practice"

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) sponsored the fourth bi-annual NORA Symposium held in the Washington, D.C. area at the Hilton Crystal City on June 23-24, 2003.

The conference convened several hundred occupational safety and health researchers, stakeholders, and policymakers from the public and private sectors to review progress in the implementation of the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA™)

Scientific presentations addressing NORA priorities were an important aspect of this conference, providing a unique forum for a broad cross-section of the occupational safety and health community to learn about the variety of research accomplished during seven years of NORA.

The NORA Symposium Plenary and Breakout sessions were approved to award the following credits, based on full attendance and completion of the required evaluation forms:

FINAL AGENDA (Download PDF version of Final Agenda) Conference Theme: Working Partnerships - Research to Practice Venue: Hilton - Crystal City, Arlington, VA Monday, June 23, 2003 11:00 Registration and Coffee (Authors Set-up Posters) 1:00 Introduction and Welcome John Howard, MD, MPH – NIOSH Director Georges Benjamin, MD, FACP – Executive Director, APHA Julie L. Gerberding, MD, MPH – CDC Director 1:45 Keynote Address Nancy Krieger, PhD – Harvard School of Public Health, “Health Disparities and Workers' Health: an Ecosocial Perspective” 2:30 Break 2:45 NORA Partnering Award Past and Present Update from the 1999 Winners: The Asphalt Partnership Update from the 2001 Winners: The Oregon Dermatitis Partnership Presentation of the 2003 NORA Award by Dr. Bonnie Rogers, Chair NORA Liaison Committee Remarks by the 2003 Winners: The Back Injury Prevention Partnership 3:45 By These Hands: A Photographic Essay - David Parker, MD 4:15 NORA: Looking Back and Looking Forward Moderator: Kathleen Rest, PhD, MPA   Reviewing NORA: Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S, LNCC, FAAN – University of North Carolina William B. Bunn, MD, JD, MPH – Navistar International Transportation Corporation Franklin Mirer, PhD – United Auto Workers   Discussion: Alan Moshell, MD – National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Tom Leamon, PhD – Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Michael A. Silverstein, MD, MPH – Dept. of Labor and Industries, Washington State 5:30 – 7:30 Reception and Poster Viewing Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:30 Registration and Refreshments 9:00 Plenary Session: Journalism & Science: Complex Issues in a Sound Bite World Bud Ward – Freelance Writer, Morris A. Ward, Inc. Andy Miller – Health-Care Reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 10:00 Break 10:15 Concurrent Sessions: Poster Briefs Session 1: Dermatitis, Lung Disease, and Reproductive Disorders Session 2: Injuries, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and Infectious Diseases Session 3: Intervention Effectiveness and Special Populations at Risk Session 4: Exposure Assessment, Mixed Exposures and Hearing loss 12:15 Lunch (on your own) 1:30 Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations Session 5: Traumatic Injury and Musculoskeletal Disorders Session 6: Exposure Assessment and Mixed Exposures Session 7: Emerging Technologies and Control Technology Session 8: Cancer Research, Risk Assessment, and Reproductive Disorders 3:00 Break 3:30 Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations Session 9: Asthma, COPD, and Dermatitis Session 10: Special Populations at Risk, and Health Services Session 11: Organization of Work, Social & Economic Consequences Session 12: Intervention Effectiveness and Surveillance Research 5:30 Adjourn Wednesday, June 25, 2003 9:00 – 5:00 NORA Team Meetings

Background

In April 1996, NIOSH and its partners unveiled NORA as a framework to guide workplace safety and health research, not only for NIOSH, but for the entire occupational safety and health community. Approximately 500 organizations and individuals outside NIOSH contributed to the development of the Agenda, capturing broad input and consensus to produce 21 priority areas of research (shown below). NIOSH and more than 200 outside partners continue to work together to ensure that NORA remains vital. Presentations will illustrate the important contributions being made to workplace safety and health by research in the NORA priority research areas.