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Occupational Health Indicators-Summary Document and How To Guide
This document has been produced as a guide for tracking work-related health effects and their determinants.  The occupational health indicators that have been developed represent the consensus view of participating state and NIOSH representatives, and are intended as advisory to the states.  The indicators represent a core set of data that, if collected at the state level, would assist in the development of programs to prevent workplace injuries and illnesses...

Indicators for Occupational Health Surveillance MMWR, 2007

Occupational health indicators were developed during 2001-2003 in a joint effort of states and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This report introduces the 19 occupational health indicators and describes CSTE’s approach to indicator development.


Occupational Indicators in Colorado

This report describes the baseline health status of workers in Colorado. The overall purpose of this assessment is to provide the state with the data and information needed to examine the merits of conducting state-wide occupational health surveillance, and to determine priorities for workplace prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses.


Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety at the University of Washington

The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety is the only NIOSH Education and Research Center located within OSHA region 10. This report describes the working population and workplace injuries and illnesses that have occurred in the region.


Oklahoma Health Indicators Report

Many work related injuries, deaths, and illnesses are preventable. The Oklahoma State Department of Health has collected data on the magnitude and occurrence of work related incidents in order to target programs for prevention and reduce exposures.


Occupational Health Indicator Data Sources

This document describes the data sources used to obtain data for 19 occupational health indicators and the employment demographic profiles for the states and nation.


Minimum Guidelines
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) are pleased to announce the publication of a document Guidelines for Minimum and Comprehensive State-based Public Health Activities in Occupational Safety and Health. The Guidelines wereprepared collaboratively between the CSTE Occupational Health Surveillance Workgroup and NIOSH.  Theyprovide a useful framework for building state and local capacity in public health programs in occupational safety and health.  They outline the minimum and essential components that should be in place in state and local public health programs, even with very limited resources, and then go on to describe functions and activities of a comprehensive program.

Occupational Health Position Statements

Position statements are developed by CSTE and are an integral part of our work as a membership organization. Position statements provide programmatic guidance and influence public health on national, state and local levels...


Occupational Health Indicators from Thirteen States for 2000

More than 135 million individuals work in the United States. Every year, millions of these workers are injured on the job or become ill as a result of exposure to health hazards at work. These work-related injuries and illnesses result in substantial human and economic costs not ...


The Role of States in a Nationwide Comprehensive Surveillance System for Work-related Diseases...

Surveillance is vital to the prevention of occupational diseases, injuries, and fatalities. It provides infonnation necessary to document the magnitude of workplace health and safety problems, to set research priorities, and to target and evaluate interventions to improve worker safety …


Occupational Health Brochure “A Guide for Tracking Work-Related Health Effects and Their Determinant

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is working in collaboration with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to develop a set of indicators for use by the states as the basis for a meaningful occupational heatlh surveillance program...


Guidelines: Minimum and Comprehensive State-Based Activities in Occupational Safety and Health

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 established the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and mandated as its goal the assurance that "every working man and woman in the Nation" will have...




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