Asthma Prevalence Among New Hampshire Workers, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2012

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• Personal Author:
  Armenti KR
• Description:
  More than 17.5 million adults in the United States suffer from asthma. The American Thoracic Society estimates that 15% of U.S. adults with asthma have asthma attributable to occupational factors. Work-related asthma (WRA) includes work-exacerbated asthma (preexisting or concurrent asthma worsened by factors related to the work environment) and occupational asthma (new onset asthma attributed to the work environment). Exposure to irritants or sensitizers in the workplace can either cause new-onset asthma or exacerbate a worker's pre-existing asthma. Workers who have work-related asthma have a higher likelihood of hospitalizations than workers who do not have work-related asthma. In addition, evidence has demonstrated that indirect costs to businesses from lost productivity among employees with asthma and direct medical costs from unnecessary hospitalizations due to asthma can be reduced substantially if certain best practices are implemented. The proportion of WRA among persons with current asthma may differ within various industry and occupation groups. To discern what industry and occupation groups of workers may be at highest risk for asthma, we used the New Hampshire Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. This information can be useful to prioritize and guide prevention strategies within high-risk industries and occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Behavior Environmental Exposure Irritants Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Bronchial Asthma Exposure Levels Health Effects Sensitizers Work Environment Worker Health Workers
• Publisher:
  New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  New Hampshire ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049762
• Citation:
  Concord, NH: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, 2014 Nov; :1-10
• Contact Point Address:
  Karla R. Armenti, ScD, Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Bureau of Public Health Statistics & Informatics, Division of Public Health Services, 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
• Email:
  karmenti@dhhs.state.nh.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  New Hampshire State Department of Health Statistics and Data Management
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Asthma prevalence among New Hampshire workers, behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 2011-2012
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e36ef259c02c8e2d666d405fa79ea2999ae863bbe30ce3b3daab38d4f8ad10f25a9ecfdc8bc74fbc589c3aa75417704d90b74028a9ef5a0103b379b3b098d8e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/210400/cdc_210400_DS1.pdf
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