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New Web-based Tools for Occupational Surveillance Data
Susan Nowlin1
Larry Jackson2, Ph.D.
Patricia Schleiff3, M.S.
1 CDC\NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, OH2 CDC\NIOSH Division of Safety Research, Morgantown, WV3 CDC\NISOH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Morgantown, WV
The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not
been formally disseminated by the CDC’s National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health and should not be
construed to represent any agency determination or policy.
Disclaimer
Outline• NIOSH Surveillance• Access to Workplace Data and Statistics• Highlights
• Data and Statistics by industry sector• Work-related Lung Disease Surveillance System• State-based Occupational Health Surveillance
Clearinghouse• Employed labor force query system; Fire fighter
fatality map; BLS OIICS coding site
NIOSH’s definition of Public Health Surveillance
The continuing systematic collection,
analysis, interpretation, and
dissemination of health data…
Or
“What gets counted, gets done.”
Uses of Public Health Surveillance
• Estimate magnitude of disease• Determine distribution of injury, illness• Monitor changes in exposure, hazards• Detect epidemics• Portray the natural history of disease• Suggest hypotheses, stimulate research• Evaluate control measures• Facilitate planning• Detect changes in health practices
State-based programs
NIOSH surveillance program locations
NIOSH and State-based Occupational Health Surveillance Programs, 2011
Access to Workplace Data and Statisticshttp://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
NIOSH Data and Statistics by Industry Sector
NIOSH Data and Statistics by Industry
Sector
NIOSH Data and Statistics by Industry
Sector
National Statistics
QuestionsQuestions
Susan [email protected]
513.841.4467
Disclaimer: The findings and conclusions in this presentation have not been formally
disseminated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and should not
be construed to represent any agency determination or policy.
