Asthma Prevalence Among New Hampshire Workers, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2014–2016

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• Personal Author:
  Armenti KR
• Description:
  New Hampshire has some of the highest rates of asthma across the country, with 2014-2016 CDC estimates putting it as the state with the highest adult asthma prevalence, affecting 13.2% of New Hampshire adults total.In 2016, 13.5% of New Hampshire adults who had asthma and had ever been employed had been told by their healthcare provider that their asthma was work-related. Work-related asthma (WRA) includes work exacerbated asthma (pre-existing or concurrent asthma worsened by factors related to the work environment) and occupational asthma (new onset asthma attributed to the work environment). Workplace exposures such as chemicals, indoor air pollution, dust, cleaning materials, cutting oils, smoke, paint, latex, wood smoke, and mold can worsen preexisting asthma or cause asthma to develop. 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 (BRFSS) survey. This information can be useful to prioritize and guide prevention strategies within high-risk industries and occupations. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Asthma Asthma, Occupational Behavior Dust Environmental Exposure Fungi Irritants Occupational Health Paint Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Wood Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Bronchial Asthma Chemicals Cleaning Compounds Cutting Oils Dusts Exposure Levels Health Effects Indoor Air Pollution Latex Molds Paints Risk Factors Sensitizers Smoke Inhalation Statistical Analysis Work Environment Worker Health Workers

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• Publisher:
  Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
• 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:20066227
• Citation:
  Durham, NH: Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire, 2020 Mar; :1-10
• Contact Point Address:
  Karla R. Armenti, ScD, Principal Investigator Occupational Health Surveillance Program Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire
• Email:
  karla.armenti@unh.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of New Hampshire, Durham
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Asthma prevalence among New Hampshire workers, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2014-2016
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:05ad46b22bc5ce74f6b9682372fbefafd9b0863ea3a4b818083f2ecb773194daa93650173b58687b2d59a4dcb473e7b05c0f14abbd9c153266c154349bb6ad69
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212716/cdc_212716_DS1.pdf
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