To underscore the impact of workplace crashes, and to share actions employers can take to protect their workers in the United States and abroad, NIOSH and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control joined with the CDC Foundation to launch Business Pulse: Motor Vehicle Safety at Work.
Business Pulse: Healthy Workforce, launched today by the CDC Foundation, provides employers and workers with access to resources and information to help improve workforce health and safety, attract and retain high-performing employees and minimize healthcare costs.
To combat the drug overdose epidemic in the United States, timely, comprehensive, and high-quality data are needed to detect emerging drug use trends, ensure a nimble approach, and drive evidence-based prevention and response strategies. This project will 1) build capacity among medicolegal death investigation (MDI) offices to collect and share death data and 2) identify and develop a set of overdose prevention indicators for local and state jurisdictions to track and improve efforts.
To promote healthy behaviors and substance use prevention among youth aged 13-19 in rural communities by offering comprehensive health education, cultivating safe and supportive environments and facilitating access to health services.
The CDC Foundation’s Expanding Capacity to Address the Drug Overdose Epidemic program supports more than 200 field staff stationed across 45 jurisdictions as part of the CDC’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program. CDC Foundation staff help public health departments and community organizations collect and respond to detailed information about overdose incidents in their area and advise on prevention strategies.
To increase the community of individuals trained in ergonomics with a focus on occupational safety and health. Established in 2015, this fund honors the memory of Thomas R. Waters, who retired from CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the end of 2012 after a distinguished 24-year career in the field of occupational safety and health, and who passed away suddenly in October 2014.
To strengthen the evidence base for effective drowning prevention strategies in 10 states in the United States. Activities include strengthening drowning data collection, conducting focus group discussions in higher-risk communities, cataloging water safety legislation and expanding basic swimming and water safety skills training through community serving organizations. And to support findings from Ghana and India on circumstances of drowning.
