#Valleyfever is on the rise—but most people still don’t know it exists.
Through research, UC Berkeley School of Public Health PhD candidate Simon Camponuri forecasts when & where outbreaks will hit hardest to help prepare workers & health teams.
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Image shows side view of ICU hospital healthcare workers who are wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) embracing in a group hug. Text in the upper right hand corner reads "4 things to do to save NIOSH" in white, with "save NIOSH" in yellow.
5/ Help #saveNIOSH today. Call your legislators and urge them to express support for reinstating NIOSH and its role in safeguarding the health & safety of American workers. Find our guide at coeh.berkeley.edu/save-NIOSH.
4/ No matter your job—construction, farming, healthcare, tech—NIOSH's work and research help keep you safe.
If you use a computer, NIOSH-funded education & research centers (like us) with industry partners led to the ergonomic keyboards & mice you use today.
NIOSH improves work health & safety.
3/ #NIOSH stands for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
They identified critical workplace issues, set national research agendas, studied emerging workplace hazards, & ran safety program priorities that protected workers from harm.
2/ Increased risk of injury, illness, & death just by going to work.
Working Americans spend at least 1/3 of their day at work, potentially exposed to workplace hazards. NIOSH is what helps keep workplaces safe.
But what exactly is NIOSH?
1/ The latest target is you, the American worker.
Last week, approximately 92% of NIOSH scientists & staff were fired or placed on administrative leave.
Only 2 congressionally mandated programs remain.
What does this mean for you, your family, and your fellow Americans? 👇
Work shouldn't hurt.
Want to help #SaveNIOSH? Call your legislators and urge them to express strong support for reinstating NIOSH and its critical role in safeguarding the health & safety of American workers and promoting the overall health of the US economy. Visit congress.org/members to find your legislators. 5/
NIOSH is the only dedicated federal investment in research and services that prevent work-related injuries & illnesses for our nation’s 168.4 million workers. 4/
"NIOSH's research has saved the lives, lungs, and limbs of millions of workers, preventing work illnesses, injuries, and deaths among coal miners, chemical workers, firefighters, hospital and healthcare workers, and countless other workers," @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social wrote on LinkedIn. 3/
NIOSH’s budget is only about $2.20 per worker annually ($338 million), yet work-related injuries & illnesses cost the US economy an estimated $250 billion each year.
Small prevention efforts reduce lost time & lost wages & lost productivity. Eliminating programs will cost Americans & businesses. 2/
You deserve to be safe at work. Everyone does.
92% of the NIOSH workforce was fired yesterday, ending 50 years of infrastructure & programs that protected workers.
Does cutting NIOSH save Americans money? No.
Here's why 🧵 1/