Connecticut Occupational Health Fundamental-Plus Surveillance Program

Details

• Personal Author:
  Cherniack I ; DeLoreto AM ; St. Louis TE
• Description:
  The Connecticut Department of Public Health's (CT DPH) Occupational Health Program was funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health for the Connecticut Occupational Health Fundamental-Plus Surveillance Program, from 07/01/2015 through 06/30/2021. The specific aims for this project built on the foundation of existing occupational health surveillance, and also included new ideas to enhance existing surveillance capacity in Connecticut. Success was measured on the ability both to meet the objectives outlined in the specific aims and to build and expand those aims throughout the funding period to create the greatest impact possible on occupational public health with the awarded resources. Continue and expand longitudinal analysis of occupational illness and injury under-reporting in Connecticut through comparison of existing data sources was completed for years 2014 through 2018, in collaboration with our partners at the University of Connecticut Health Center. CT DPH is currently completing entry of Physician's Reports for our 2019 analysis. This analysis allowed CT DPH to better understand the scope of occupational disease underreporting in Connecticut. Continue population-based surveillance activities through longitudinal analysis of all occupational health indicators for Connecticut program staff compiled the OHIs for years 2013 through 2018, and presently Connecticut has a nineteen-year data set; we continue to mobilize OHI data to the Connecticut Open Data Portal, which is part of the Connecticut Data Collaborative, a public-private effort to improve the quality and access to policy-related data in the state. Continue surveillance, investigation, and outreach activities related to adult lead poisonings allowed Connecticut to maintain the ABLES program in Connecticut providing outreach and prevention services to adults with elevated blood lead levels in Connecticut. Over the project period, Connecticut annually provided NIOSH with data and responded to close to 800 adult reports with BLL's over 20 ug/dL. Conduct in-depth surveillance, investigation, and intervention activities for workplace chemical inhalation exposures is up to date and the Occupational Health Program's staff actively screened Connecticut Poison Control Center physician reports to identify chemical inhalation exposures in their data. Maintain collaboration with the Connecticut Occupational Health Clinics Workgroup, as well as with regional occupational health partners from the other Northeast states on specific surveillance activities Regional Collaboration was a priority over the project period because of the importance of developing partnerships with our counterparts in other states. Most recently, Connecticut partnered with New York State to facilitate a working session on current trends in blood lead levels across Northeast states. Project funding has also allowed Connecticut to publish an opioid white paper which serves as a guidance document for employers based on the recommendations of two full-day conferences. These recommendations were prepared using guidance from many stakeholders and business leaders from labor, insurance, and medical communities. The conferences helped over 250 attendees identify best-practices and innovative strategies to help employers and employees combat the opioid crisis with a new proactive approach to deal with substance use disorders in their workplaces. Over 1,600 white paper copies and opioid brochures were distributed throughout Connecticut and at national meetings. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  ABLES Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology And Surveillance Injuries Occupational Health Public Health Surveillance Programs
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Final Cooperative Agreement Report
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-86
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067720
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U60-OH-010904, 2021 Sep; :1-86
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas E. St. Louis, MSPH, Principal Investigator/Program Director State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, Occupational Health Program, 410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 11EOH, Hartford, CT 06134
• Email:
  Thomas.st.louis@ct.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Connecticut State Department of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:de74087f2db76fccc6194d961a9019bf7aa2484fee435b5d57b05d9032d95ec06b32e840c4e1feee05d11bd6198851ba8fcb03c276e08ea117d865a1fb37e3b1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219204/cdc_219204_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.62 MB ]