12/11/2025
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Table of Contents:Detection of Paraburkholderia Associated with Contaminated Nonsterile Ultrasound Gel — United States, Canada, and Israel, May 2023⎯April 2025
11/27/2025
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Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Table of Contents:Notes from the Field: Severe Illnesses After Self-Injection of Botulinum Toxin Purchased Online — New York, Texas, and Wisconsin, 2025Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections Linked to Organic Walnuts — Washington and California, 2024
2022/04/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Death by suicide is the second leading cause of intentional injury incurred by foreign-born workers in the United States. Hispanic/Latino farmworkers are systematically excluded from important safety net programs. Drawing on interviews with 16 individuals representing various community organizations serving rural, agriculture-dependent regions in C
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2023/01/09
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Background: Young workers (aged 15-24 years) experience higher rates of job-related injury compared with workers aged 25-44 years in the United States. Young workers may have limited or no prior work experience or safety training, which can contribute to their injury risk. In 2018, Alaska had the second highest work-related fatality rate and 14th h
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Iowa. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Environmental Health Services. Occupational Health & Safety Surveillance Program
2018/10/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Injuries are a major public health concern that affects all Iowans, regardless of age, race, gender, or size of county. Injuries are preventable. Efforts can be made to reduce the burden of injuries, and those efforts will be most effective when they are tailored to the specific injury burden and the needs of the target population. This report is a
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Iowa. Department of Public Health. Bureau of Environmental Health Services. Occupational Health & Safety Surveillance Program
2018/10/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
This report was prepared to augment the Iowa Department of Public Health Iowa Burden of Injury 2009-2013 data report and county level data reports prepared by the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center. Work-related injuries and illnesses can be prevented, and successful approaches to making workplaces safer and healthier begin with h
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2016/10/29
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Background: When compared to the U.S. workforce, jail corrections officers (COs) experience higher rates of depression, possibly due to the trauma of working with an incarcerated population, complying with jail policies and management, and dealing with personal issues outside of the workplace. COs report feeling isolated because they do not feel th
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2022/11/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Background: While there is evidence that workers in nonstandard employment arrangements are disproportionately exposed to recognized occupational hazards, existing studies have not comprehensively examined associations between employment precarity and exposure to occupational hazards for these workers in the USA. The aim of this study was to examin
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2016/11/15
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Young workers are more likely to have an injury on the farm than more experienced workers. Youth working in agriculture are able to work at younger ages and in more hazardous jobs than youth in other industries. Fatigue, substance use, and distracted behaviors are common risk factors that can impact safety, health and performance both on and off th
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2017/06/07
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Young workers represent a unique and valuable aspect of the workforce. However, limited work experience and developmental factors predispose young workers to a higher risk of occupational injuries than their older counterparts (Parish et al., 2015; Frone 1998). Although traditional occupational safety training focuses on the identification of hazar
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2017/06/07
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Statement of the Problem: Most workers are employed in small businesses (Bowen et al., 2009) which tend to have higher rates of occupational injury and illness (Cunningham & Sinclair 2015). Unfortunately, these organizations typically do not have programs addressing worker health promotion (Pronk, 2013). Additionally, small firms are more financial
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2018/07/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Background: Employment is a social determinant of health. However, few longitudinal studies have examined employment outcomes in women with early-stage breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine employment trajectories in a cohort of early-stage breast cancer patients from treatment to 2-year follow-up, and evaluate relationships betwe
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2018/04/28
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Introduction: Young Workers (14-24) represent a valuable aspect of the workforce. However, limited work experience and developmental factors predispose young workers to an increased risk of occupational injuries compared to their older counterparts. Although traditional safety training has targeted the identification of hazards (e.g., chemical expo
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2022/12/05
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Introduction: Employer vaccination requirements have been used to increase vaccination uptake among healthcare personnel (HCP). In summer 2021, HCP were the group most likely to have employer requirements for COVID-19 vaccinations as healthcare facilities led the implementation of such requirements. This study examined the association between emplo
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2020/06/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Background: Employment is a social determinant of health. However, few longitudinal studies have examined employment outcomes in African-American women with breast cancer. We examined factors associated with return to work over 2-year follow-up in a sample of African-American breast cancer patients participating in a randomized controlled trial of
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2019/04/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Introduction: Construction is a hazardous industry, with well-recognized risks of traumatic injury and high physical demands. Other threats to construction workers' health and well-being occur from work organization and work environment factors, including precarious employment, long commutes, long work hours, and employer policies regarding health
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2019/11/06
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Employers need to reduce the burden of higher healthcare costs and lost productivity on their businesses caused by injuries and illnesses. Therefore, the goal of the Outreach Core of the Healthier Workforce Center of the Midwest (HWC) is to change Total Worker Health® (TWH) knowledge, attitudes, and/or behaviors by translating research findings int
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2019/11/06
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
There are many benefits to employment for young workers, including increased self-esteem, autonomy, responsibility, and the development of job skills as well as bringing in income (Baron, 2005). However, young workers (under age 25) have limited job experience and often engage in unsafe, risky behaviors. Several factors that increase young workers'
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2022/08/01
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Introduction: We examined the ability of plasma hyperphosphorylated tau (p-tau)181 to detect cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) independently and in combination with plasma total tau (t-tau) and neurofilament light (NfL). Methods: Plasma samples were analyzed using the Simoa platform for 235 participants with normal cognition (NC)
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2020/10/24
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Objective: We developed an SMS text based interactive Obesity Treatment Approach (iOTA) to promote healthy eating and physical activity among low-income health care workers. We evaluated predictors of intervention engagement and success rates of behavior goals. Methods: Obese workers (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) selected up to three behavior change goals
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