John Howard (NIOSH director)

John Howard
Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
In office 2002–2008, 2009–present
Preceded by	Linda Rosenstock
Personal details
Born	John Jackson Howard[1]
Education	MD, Loyola University; MPH, Harvard; JD, UCLA; LLM and MBA, George Washington University
Profession	Physician, professor, public health administrator
Known for	Director of NIOSH, Chief of Cal/OSHA

John Jackson Howard is an American physician, professor, and public health administrator who served a 6-year term as the director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and was appointed to be a special coordinator to respond to the health effects of the September 11 attacks. In this role, Howard advocated for rescue workers, introducing a program to provide screening, medical exams, and treatment for them.^[2] In 2009, Howard was again appointed as director of NIOSH and as World Trade Center Programs coordinator for HHS.^[3] In 2011, Howard became the Administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program. In 2016, he became the first person to be appointed to a third 6-year term as NIOSH director, and was reappointed to a fourth term in 2021.^[4]