title: National Prevention through Design (PtD) Initiative.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The most effective means of preventing and controlling occupational injuries, illness, and fatalities is to "design out" hazards and hazardous exposures from the workplace. There is a long history of designing for safety for the general public and to a lesser degree for workers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We now have the experience and insight from thoughtful, previous efforts to call for a comprehensive national strategy to implement a Prevention through Design (PtD) Initiative.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This paper describes that initiative in terms of four overarching areas where action can be directed: practice, policy, research, and education. To obtain stakeholder input for issues in these four areas and to focus implementation efforts, eight sector divisions of the economy will be addressed. A seven year strategy is envisioned.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA. pas4@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rinehart
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okun
authors.forename: Charles L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Geraci
authors.forename: Donna S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Heidel
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004779:Environment Design / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D016730:Program Development; D011640:Public Policy; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000592:standards*