Occupational Health Surveillance in Colorado

描述(申请人提供)：这笔资金的目的将是建立一个基本的，以国家为基础的职业健康监测计划。监测将提供必要的数据，以记录职业健康和安全问题的严重性，设定研究优先事项，并针对和评估改善科罗拉多州工人和安全健康的干预措施和政策。该计划将依靠州和联邦公共卫生和劳工机构、公共和私人医疗保健提供者数据、学术机构和工伤保险公司的现有数据源，创建一个单一的存储库，用于收集有效、可靠和有用的职业安全和健康信息。该计划的具体目标是：1)开展基本的职业监测活动，包括收集、分析、解释和传播关于科罗拉多州职业伤害、疾病、死亡、危险和暴露的调查结果；2)确定咨询委员会成员和其他地方、州和联邦利益攸关方并与其互动，以确定监测重点条件，并确定其他监测数据集；3)根据监测数据确定趋势、新出现的问题、高风险职业、行业和工人人口；4)根据监测结果制定工作场所干预措施、优先事项、研究和政策建议；以及5)开发和传播关于职业伤害和疾病严重程度的数据。 该计划将通过识别影响科罗拉多州工人及其家人的健康、安全和生活质量的趋势、新问题、高风险职业、行业和工人人口，保护和改善科罗拉多州公民的健康，从而为科罗拉多州公共卫生和环境部的使命做出贡献。该计划将基于NIOSH的职业安全和健康方面最低限度和全面的州级公共卫生活动指南，并将建立在与NIOSH和科罗拉多州职业健康社区的伙伴关系的基础上。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this funding will be to establish a fundamental, state-based occupational health surveillance program. Surveillance will provide the data needed to document the magnitude of occupational health and safety issues, set research priorities, and target and evaluate interventions and policies to improve worker and safety health in Colorado. This program will rely on existing data sources in state and federal public health and labor agencies, pubic and private healthcare provider data, academic institutions and workers compensation insurers to create a single repository for collecting valid, reliable and useful occupational safety and health information. Specific objectives for this program are to: 1) Conduct basic occupational surveillance activities including the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of findings on the incidence of occupational injuries, illnesses, deaths, hazards, and exposures in Colorado; 2) Identify and interact with advisory board members and other local, state, and federal stakeholders to identify surveillance priority conditions, and identify additional surveillance datasets; 3) Identify trends, emerging issues, high-risk occupations, industries, and worker populations based on surveillance data; 4) Develop recommendations for workplace interventions, priorities, research, and policy based on surveillance findings; and 5) Develop and disseminate data on the magnitude of occupational injuries and illnesses. This program will contribute to the mission of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment by protecting and improving the health of Colorado's citizens through the identification of trends, emerging issues, high-risk occupations, industries, and worker populations that affect the health, safety and quality of life of Colorado workers and their families. This program will be based on NIOSH's guidelines for Minimum and Comprehensive State-Based Public Health Activities in Occupational Safety and Health and will be built on partnerships with NIOSH and Colorado's occupational health community.