NIOSH Research Programs

Sectors, Cross-Sectors, and Core and Specialty Programs

At a glance

The NIOSH Program Portfolio has been organized into Sector Programs that represent industrial sectors and seven health and safety Cross-Sector Programs organized around health outcomes based on the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). NIOSH also has Core and Specialty Programs that represent core activities, mandates, special emphasis areas, and methodological approaches.

Program Information

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Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Program

This page describes the AgFF program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Construction Program

Learn about the Construction Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Healthcare and Social Assistance Program

This page describes the HCSA Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Manufacturing Program

This page describes the MNF Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Mining Program

This page describes the Mining Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Oil and Gas Extraction Program

This page describes the OGE Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Public Safety Program

This page describes the PS Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.

Services Program

Learn about the Services Program's priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Program

This page describes the TWU Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Wholesale and Retail Trade Program

This page describes the WRT program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.

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Cancer, Reproductive, Cardiovascular, and Other Chronic Disease Prevention Program

This page describes the CRC program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Hearing Loss Prevention Program

This page describes the HLP Program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
Factory worker working with dangerous materials.

Immune, Infectious and Dermal Disease Prevention Program

This page describes the program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Musculoskeletal Health Program

This page describes the MUS program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Respiratory Heath Program

The NIOSH RHP program focuses on preventing adverse work-related respiratory diseases. 
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Traumatic Injury Prevention Program

This page describes the TIP program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Healthy Work Design and Well-Being Program

This page describes the HWD program's priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.

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Authoritative Recommendations Program

This page describes the activities of the NIOSH Authoritative Recommendations program. 
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Emergency Preparedness and Response Program

This page describes the EPR program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Engineering Controls Program

This page describes the ENG program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Exposure Assessment Program

This page describes the EXA program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Occupational Health Equity Program

This page describes the OHE program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Personal Protective Technology Program

This page describes the PPT program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.

Prevention through Design Program

This page describes the program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Safe • Skilled • Ready Workforce Program

This page describes the SSRW program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Small Business Assistance Program

This page describes the SBA program's research priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.
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Surveillance Program

Learn more about the NIOSH Surveillance program's priorities, accomplishments, and future direction.

Center for Direct Reading and Sensor Technologies

Direct-reading methods and sensors are being used more frequently in many different settings ranging...

Center for Maritime Safety and Health Studies

The Center for Maritime Safety and Health Studies promotes safety and health for maritime workers.
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Center for Motor Vehicle Safety

In 2010, NIOSH launched the Center for Motor Vehicle Safety (CMVS) to address crashes, the leading c...

Center for Occupational Robotics Research

The CORR addresses the safety of workers who use, wear, or work near robots.

Center for Work and Fatigue Research

Fatigue has been broadly described as “a feeling of weariness, tiredness or lack of energy”. In work...

Center for Workers’ Compensation Studies

Learn how this NIOSH Center uses workers' compensation data for workplace injury/illness prevention.

National Center for Productive Aging and Work

NCPAW supports productive aging across the working life.

Nanotechnology Research Center

The Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC) leads the federal government nanotechnology initiative to...
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