Hearing Loss Research at Niosh: Reviews of Research Programs of T Book

Contents

SUMMARY....................1
1 INTRODUCTION....................21
Study Charge and Evaluation Committee....................22
The NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program....................24
Evaluation Approach....................33
The Committee's Report....................34
References....................36
2 EVALUATION OF THE HEARING LOSS RESEARCH PROGRAM....................37
Hearing Loss Research Program Goals....................38
External Factors with Broad Effects on the Hearing Loss Research Program....................38
Other Factors Affecting the Hearing Loss Research Program....................42
Assessment of Relevance....................43
Overall Evaluation of the Relevance of the Hearing Loss Research Program....................70
Assessment of Impact....................72
Overall Evaluation of the Impact of the Hearing Loss Research Program....................92
References....................96
3 IDENTIFYING EMERGING ISSUES AND RESEARCH AREAS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS PREVENTION....................102
The Hearing Loss Research Program's Process for Identifying Emerging Issues and Research Areas in Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention....................103
Committee Assessment of the Hearing Loss Research Program's Identification of Emerging Issues and Research Areas in Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention....................108
Emerging Issues and Research Areas in Occupational Hearing Loss Prevention Identified by the Evaluation Committee....................110
Conclusion....................113
References....................113
4 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROGRAMIMPROVEMENT....................115
Program Management in a Matrix Environment....................115
Access to Intramural and Extramural Expertise....................117
Program Planning....................118
Evaluation of Hearing Loss Prevention Measures....................120
Surveillance Activities....................120
Noise Control Perspective....................121
Extramural Research....................122
References....................123
APPENDIXES A Framework for the Review of Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health....................125
B Methods Section: Committee Information Gathering....................168
C Information Provided by the NIOSH Hearing Loss Research Program....................186
D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members....................197