Where Are We with Occupational Safety and Health in the United States?

This event took place on May 20, 2009.

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Featured Speaker
Christine M. Branche, Ph.D., Acting Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Christine M. Branche, Ph.D., is the Acting Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Previously, she served as the Principal Associate Director of NIOSH. In that capacity, she ensured coordination within the Office of the Director of NIOSH and between the Office of the Director and Institute divisions, laboratories and regional offices. She also represented NIOSH among its stakeholders and customers, and has provided technical consultation to many U.S. and international organizations. Prior to joining NIOSH, Dr. Branche served as Director of the Unintentional Injury Prevention Division in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Branche received her B.A. in biology from the University of Rochester in New York, and her M.S.P.H. and Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.