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New data available! Assess causes of death by industry and occupation
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February 16, 2022
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Series: NIOSH science blog
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Description:Since the early years of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), mortality data have been an important source of information to assess links between cause of death and work. In the 1980s, the National Occupational Mortality Surveillance (NOMS) program was born out of a collaboration between NIOSH, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NOMS program uses information from death certificates to evaluate patterns in causes of death by occupation and industry. Combining industry and occupation with other death certificate data, allows for the (1) identification of potential new risks, (2) confirmation that previously identified associations still exist, and (3) suggestion of studies or interventions to prevent identified risks.
Over the years, at least 87 peer-reviewed manuscripts based on NOMS data have been published in 22 journals. Some of the outcomes studied are:
• Cancer (lung, breast, reproductive, bladder, brain, etc.)
• Drug overdose
• Silicosis
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
• Renal disease
• Suicide
• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease
NIOSH, along with others, have studied these and other outcomes in many occupations and industries, including but not limited to: milling, mining, manufacturing, shipbuilding, construction, dry cleaning, farmers, physicians, dentists, and law enforcement.
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Content Notes:Linking Causes of Death to Work -- Challenges Along the Way -- Making Improvements and Sharing the Data -- Next steps.
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