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New Web-based Tools for Occupational Surveillance Data. Susan Nowlin 1 Larry Jackson 2 , Ph.D. Patricia Schleiff 3 , M.S. 1 CDCNIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluation, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, OH 2 CDCNIOSH Division of Safety Research, Morgantown, WV
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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, OH 2CDC\NIOSH Division of Safety Research, Morgantown, WV 3 CDC\NISOH Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, Morgantown, WV
Disclaimer 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.
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 Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Questions Susan Nowlin snowlin@cdc.gov 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.