Healthcare and Social Assistance Program
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May 2016
DHHS (NIOSH) Publication Number 2016-124
What are our priorities?
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Healthcare and Social Assistance Program works with partners in industry, labor, trade associations, professional organizations, and academia. The program focuses on these areas:
- Reducing non-fatal work-related injuries in priority healthcare and social assistance areas, such as injuries caused by patient lifting; violence; slips, trips, and falls; and use of sharps devices.
- Reducing work-related diseases and associated risk factors in healthcare and social assistance, including infectious, respiratory, dermal, and other diseases and health outcomes.
- Page last reviewed: June 6, 2016
- Page last updated: June 7, 2016
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division