NIOSH eNews - July 2026
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
 The Monthly Newsletter of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) |
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Volume 24 Number 3, July 2026 |
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From the Director's Desk
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Tick Talk: Protecting Workers From Tickborne Diseases |
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Summer is in full swing, and so is tick season. Ticks become more active as the weather heats up, and this year, a high number of tick bites already have been reported. The CDC Tick Bite Tracker shows visits to the emergency room for tick bites are at a 10-year high in some parts of the United States. Whether for recreation or for work, spending time outside can put people in close contact with ticks that may spread diseases. About 33% of workers regularly experience outdoor exposure as part of their job. This means millions of people in occupations such as landscaping, park or wildlife management, farming, highway maintenance, construction, or utilities are at risk of exposure to ticks. Since almost half of U.S. outdoor workers are Hispanic, Hispanic workers may face an increased risk of work-related tick exposure. |
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Healthcare Access and Health Status by Primary Source of Health Insurance and OccupationBy Sharon R. Silver, NIOSH; Jia Li, retired from NIOSH; and Abay Asfaw, NIOSH Why is this study important?Health insurance plays an important role in healthcare access and health status. Workers in occupations with more uninsured workers and lower rates of employer-sponsored coverage reported more unmet healthcare needs and worse self-rated health. How did you do the study?We analyzed responses from more than 200,000 adults ages 18–64 years old who participated in a nationwide telephone health survey. We estimated health insurance coverage, insurance type, healthcare access by occupation, and self-reported health status using 2022–2023 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. |
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Highlights |
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English and Spanish Resources for Outdoor WorkersNIOSH now has outdoor worker safety and health webpages in Spanish:
Using AI to Improve Workplace Safety. Listen Now!Dr. Emily J. Haas, NIOSH Associate Director for Science in the Division of Safety Research, recently participated in a podcast to discuss how safety research can lead to practical changes that improve worker safety. Learn more in the Industrial Risk: Beyond the Blueprint podcast episode, "Predicting Risk Before it Strikes—AI, Data, and the New Safety Science." Safe-in-Sound Award Nominations Now Open!Reminder that the nominations for the 2027 Safe-in-Sound Awards are due August 19. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in workplace hearing loss prevention across the United States and Canada. NIOSH, the National Hearing Conservation Association, and the Council for Accreditation in Occupational Hearing Conservation are sponsoring this award program. |
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Monthly Features |
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This monthly e-newsletter is published by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to inform members of the occupational safety and health community, including partners, employers, workers, and other stakeholders, of NIOSH-related news, new publications, and updates on programs, research, and initiatives. |
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