Prevention of Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries [1987]

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  "The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recently [1982] developed a suggested list of the 10 leading work-related diseases and injuries. Three criteria were used to develop the list: the disease’s or injury’s frequency of occurrence; its severity in the individual case; and, its amenability to prevention. The list is suggested with three purposes: 1) to encourage deliberation and debate among professionals about the major problems in this field of public health; 2) to assist in setting national priorities for efforts to prevent health problems related to work; and, 3) to convey to a diverse audience the concerns of the leadership of NIOSH and the focus of the Institute’s activities. The list is intended to be dynamic; it will be reviewed periodically for necessary updating as knowledge increases and as conditions change and are brought under better control."
  
  The leading work-related disease and injuries in the United States in 1982 were: 1) Occupational lung diseases; 2) Musculoskeletal injuries; 3) Occupational cancers; 4) Severe occupational traumatic injuries; 5) Cardiovascular disease; 6) Disorders of reproduction; 7) Neurotoxic disorders; 8) Noise-induced loss of hearing; ) Dermatologic conditions; and, 10) Psychologic disorders.
  
  The 10 articles reprinted here appeared in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from 1983 to 1986:
  
  1. “Occupational Lung Diseases” in Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- United States -- January 21, 1983. MMWR 32(2); 24-6,32 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001234.htm
  
  2. “Musculoskeletal Injuries” in Perspectives in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- United States -- April 15, 1983. MMWR 32(14); 189-91 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000062.htm
  
  3. “Occupational Cancers [Other than Lung]” in Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- United States -- March 09, 1984. MMWR 33(9); 125-8 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000298.htm
  
  4. “Severe Occupational Traumatic Injuries” in Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries--United States -- April 27, 1984. MMWR 33(16); 213-5 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000323.htm
  
  5. “Cardiovascular Diseases” in Perspectives in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries--United States -- April 26, 1985. MMWR 34(16); 219-22,227 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000528.htm
  
  6. “Disorders of Reproduction” in Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- United States -- September 06, 1985. MMWR 34(35); 537-40 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000603.htm
  
  7. “Neurotoxic Disorders” in Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries--United States -- February 28, 1986. MMWR 35(8); 113-6,121-3 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000689.htm
  
  8. “Noise-Induced Loss of Hearing” in Perspectives in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- United States -- March 28, 1986. MMWR 35(12); 185-8 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000707.htm
  
  9. “Dermatologic Conditions” in Current Trends: Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- September 05, 1986. MMWR 35(35); 561-3 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000791.htm
  
  10. “Psychological Disorders” in Leading Work-Related Diseases and Injuries -- October 03, 1986. MMWR 35(39); 613-4,619-21 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000800.htm
  
  
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  In July 2025, Stacks staff located the best possible digital copy of this resource. [We acknowledge this scan is not best quality.] Stacks staff enhanced the document properties and metadata; added bookmarks; and, ran optical character recognition to improve accessibility. The publication date is an estimate, based on the GPO identifier on the last page.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Epidemiology Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Neoplasms Nervous System Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Cardiovascular-system-disorders Disease-prevention Humans Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Publication Occupational-accidents Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-respiratory-disease Reproductive-hazards

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• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  38 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00241564
• Citation:
  MMWR 1987 Jan; Reprint
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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