Nebraska Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program

 描述(由申请人提供)：本项目的目的是在内布拉斯加州卫生与公众服务部(NDHHS)内为内布拉斯加州建立一个基础+职业健康和安全监测计划，NDHHS是对与公共卫生相关的事务负有一般监督、控制和主要责任的州机构。斯塔特牧师。第81-601节)。这项研究将使用现有的数据，并将确定新的数据源，以便收集、分析和解释监测数据，特别强调服务不足的高风险群体，如少数族裔、年轻工人、老年工人和高风险行业和职业的工人。我们将收集NIOSH-States职业健康监测工作组确定的所有21项职业健康指标。这些指标是对特定工作人口的健康或风险状况(即健康事件的发生或与该事件有关的因素)的具体衡量。为了进一步加强对与工作场所暴露相关的可报告条件的监测，我们将实施监测系统，纳入对因接触杀虫剂、铅和其他利益相关者优先考虑的化学品而导致的职业中毒或疾病的调查和分析。我们将生成信息并与我们的合作伙伴交流，通过转诊、传播数据和调查结果以及开展教育宣传，指导干预措施和制定预防建议。除了监督活动，我们的计划将保持现有的关系并建立新的 与地方、州和国家利益攸关方合作，进一步将职业健康纳入主流公共卫生。将召集一个由职业健康和安全方面的州领导人组成的咨询委员会，以确定计划活动的优先顺序，并就内布拉斯加州新出现的问题提供意见。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of this project is to establish a Fundamental-Plus occupational health and safety surveillance program for the State of Nebraska, within the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS), the state agency which has general supervision, control, and primary responsibility over matters relating to public health (Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-601). This research will use existing available data and wil identify new data sources in order to collect, analyze, and interpret surveillance data, putting a special emphasis on underserved, high risk groups such as minorities, young workers, older workers, and workers in high risk industries and occupations. We will collect all 21 occupational health indicators which have been identified by the NIOSH-States Occupational Health Surveillance Work Group. These indicators are specific measures of health or risk status (i.e. the occurrence of a health event or of factors associated with that event) among specific working populations. To further enhance surveillance for reportable conditions associated with workplace exposures, we will implement a surveillance system incorporating investigation and analysis of occupational poisoning or illness due to exposures to pesticides, lead, and other chemicals prioritized by our stakeholders. We will generate and communicate information with our partners to guide interventions and develop recommendations for prevention through making referrals, disseminating data and findings, and conducting educational outreach. In addition to surveillance activities, our program will maintain existing relationships and build new collaborations with local, state, and national stakeholders to further integrate occupational health into mainstream public health. An Advisory Committee consisting of state leaders in occupational health and safety will be convened to prioritize program activities and provide input on emerging issues in Nebraska.