Evaluation issues in the drake chemical workers notification and health registry study

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• Personal Author:
  Chen HT ; Leviton LC ; Marsh GM ; Talbott EO
• Description:
  This study concerns the Drake Chemical Workers' Health Registry program which involved notifying workers regarding bladder cancer risk and provided free screening and diagnosis. In determining what channels were the most effective and cost efficient for notifying workers as to this danger, three basic strategies emerged: a mass media campaign within a 50 mile radius of the site, two letters of notification sent to the address of the former workers, and personal contact by the screening coordinator. Every effort was made to contact all participants and recruit them into the study over all 5 years of the project. Over the 5 year period, the project had accrued 81% of the identified workers and 90% have returned for at least one annual or semiannual rescreen. The authors conclude that it is important to use process evaluation to identify key activities for ensuring continued participation of cohort members in ongoing screening events and the need to examine the extent to which participants are willing to quit smoking to protect their health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Staff Development Tobacco Products Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Bladder-cancer Chemical-industry-workers Cigarette-smoking Medical-screening NIOSH-Cooperative-Agreement NIOSH-Publication Occupational-exposure Occupational-health-programs Risk-factors Worker-health
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  197-204
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00213325
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1993 Jan; 23(1):197-204
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2f560a7c43876e50ce2b1529264e29ed117d1d7f373fb9e971a31bb507dfd1ee9fd3ef47a575494a75fd11d2b3c8e58341babef93dd08a10b2d038f6199cb5f4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204657/cdc_204657_DS1.pdf
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