National Occupational Research Agenda

Appendix A: Master List of Priority Research Topics *

* Topics identified by any working group as a potential priority

Disease and Injury

• Acute and Chronic Airway Disease
• Chronic Diseases (selected)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Contact Dermatitis
• Depression and Anxiety
• Fertility and Pregnancy Abnormalities
• Hearing Loss Due to Noise and Nonauditory Exposures
• Low Back Disorders
• Molecular Correlates of Cancer
• Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Occupational Asthma
• Occupational Cancer
• Occupational Skin Diseases
• Stress
• Traumatic Injuries

Work Environment and Workforce

• Aging Populations
• Behavioral Risk Factors
• Changing Economy and Workforce
• Construction
• Emerging Technologies
• Ethics
• Health Care Workers
• Indoor Air (Environment)
• Inorganic Dusts
• Interactions (Chemical)
• Latex Allergy
• Mechanical Stressors
• Mineral and Synthetic Fibers
• Mixed Exposures (includes Mixtures of Chemicals and/or Other Agents)
• Motor Vehicles
• Noise
• Nonrespiratory Routes of Exposure
• Oils and Related Products
• Organization of Work
• Pesticides
• PM10 (particulate matter 10m)
• Premature Disability
• Psychosocial Factors
• Sector-Focused Research
• Service Workers
• Solvents
• Small Businesses
• Special Populations at Risk
• Violence (Assaults)

Research Tools and Approaches

• Clinical Methods Research
• Critical Path Methods
• Database Linkage
• Disease Surveillance
• Engineering and Technological Solutions
• Exposure Assessment Methods
• Hazard Surveillance
• Health Services Research
• Information Dissemination
• Interaction (Work/Life/Health)
• Intervention Effectiveness Research
• Injury Surveillance
• Risk Assessment Methods
• Social and Economic Consequences of Workplace Illness and Injury
• Surveillance Research Methods
• Training Professionals/Impact