Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance Program (Fundamental Program) Annual Report: July 2018–June 2019

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• Personal Author:
  Smith R
• Description:
  Public Health Surveillance OHI data: The Colorado program annually reports Colorado's state-wide Occupational Health Indicators (OHI) data for 20 of the 22 indicators. 2 indicators are still outstanding and will be completed in the Fall of 2019. Information on these measures were provided to NIOSH and CSTE. The information was subsequently updated on the Colorado Department of Public Health's website. Colorado's Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) also operates under our surveillance program. Our program manager participated in the CSTE Occupational Health Workgroup meetings at WestON (September 2018), the NIOSH Winter Partner's meeting (December 2018), and at the CSTE Conference (June 2018). Our program manager is involved in the Occupational Health Indicator's workgroup of CSTE and is assisting in evaluating the Occupational Health Indicators that are currently being used. ABLES data: We continue annual reporting of adult elevated blood lead level cases to the NIOSH ABLES national dataset. 2018 data was submitted in April 2019. We continue to follow up with providers and with patients to collect information on elevated blood lead levels. We were able to reach providers and gather more information on 43 new cases during 2018. We face a challenge of patients not answering phone calls and providers not collecting all of the variables needed for the ABLES data collection. Under our Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program grant, we were able to hire a statistical analyst and we are in the beginning stages of being able to combine our adult and childhood surveillance to hopefully track any clusters and help with education for the whole family/ household on lead if needed. The program continues to participate in the Colorado Lead Coalition meetings and strategic planning sessions to increase the awareness of the surveillance that is being done for workers in Colorado. Fundamental Plus Activities: In collaboration with the NIOSH Western States office, our program has initiated a working group with Wyoming and New Mexico as part of the steering committee. At the September 2017 WestON meeting, we had an initial informal working session to introduce the idea of a collaborative surveillance working group. As a result, of this meeting the group has met monthly via conference calls. In 2018, Kyla Retzer (NIOSH) and Roberta Smith (CDPHE) held a round table discussion at the 2018 June CSTE meeting to explore data collection methods further. By the Fall of 2018, the group was able to compile the data collected and this was presented at the 2018 OSHA Oil and Gas conference in December. Currently, Roberta Smith is drafting a white paper that will outline the findings of the surveillance data that was collected to provide as a product of the working groups efforts and recommendations for surveillance next steps. Partnerships and Collaborations: One of the specific aims of the Colorado Occupational Health Program is to establish and strengthen partnerships. The Colorado program has many strategic partnerships to help set priorities and develop targeted public health actions. Internally within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), the program has engaged in projects with the Healthcare Acquired Infections section, Environmental Health, Immunization section, and Air Pollution and Water divisions. Additionally, data sharing projects for occupational health indicator data collection occur regularly. Partnership within CDPHE is focused on assisting with occupational health related questions, building educational presentations and outreach, and realizing where public health programs overlap with occupational health issues. Colorado's program manager volunteers for the AIHA's local section and is the leader of the National AIHA Healthcare Working Group -Infection Control subcommittee. She was also selected to be a part of the AIHA's Leading Health Metrics working group to help develop leading health metrics that can be used as guidance across diverse industries. Through these memberships, information about Colorado's surveillance programs are being disseminated. In August 2018 and in February 2019 our program along with the Center for Work, Health, and Environment and other key stakeholders hosted two all day trainings for workers in the Colorado marijuana industry. The training in August had over 40 attendees in person at our training location in Pueblo, CO. Our second training in February 2019 focused solely on PPE use within the marijuana industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Occupational Health Public Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Blood Lead Levels Information Dissemination Occupational Health Public Health Surveillance Programs Training
• Publisher:
  Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059881
• Citation:
  Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2020 Feb; :1-4
• Email:
  roberta.smith@state.co.us
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State Department of Public Health & Environment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance Program (Fundamental Program) annual report: July 2018-June 2019
• End Date:
  20210630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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