Worker Health Chartbook 2004

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the Federal agency responsible for occupational safety and health research. As such, NIOSH is committed to the periodic dissemination of data describing the magnitude of the Nation’s occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. NIOSH has prepared the Worker Health Chartbook 2004 as a resource for agencies, organizations, employers, researchers, workers, and others who need to know about occupational injuries and illnesses. This concise, chart-based document consolidates information from the network of tracking systems that forms the cornerstone of injury and illness surveillance in the United States. The Chartbook is intended to fulfill the NIOSH strategic goals for preventing occupational injury and illness and to guide research and prevention efforts.

This 2004 edition of the Worker Health Chartbook builds on the foundation established in the first edition of this document, which was published in 2000. We have made the Chartbook accessible to technical and nontechnical audiences through traditional printed publications as well as a variety of electronic media.

The Chartbook was developed with support and contributions from Federal and State agencies. Such continuing cooperation and partnerships strengthen the NIOSH framework for coordinating our surveillance programs with others in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and the States. We look forward to continuing our work with public-sector partners who have similar interests in preventing work-related injuries and illnesses.

John Howard, M.D.
Director
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Preface