Prevalence of Asthma, Asthma Attacks, and Emergency Department Visits for Asthma Among Working Adults — National Health Interview Survey, 2011–2016

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Mazurek, Jacek M. ; Syamlal, Girija
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? In 2010, an estimated 8.2% of U.S. adults had current asthma; among them, 49.1% reported at least one asthma attack in the past year. Up to 51% of adult asthma might be related to work and could therefore potentially be prevented. What is added by this report? During 2011-2016, among an estimated 160.7 million working adults, 6.8% had current asthma. Among those with asthma, 44.7% experienced an asthma attack, and 9.9% had an asthma-related emergency department visit in the previous year. The current asthma prevalence was highest among workers employed in the health care and social assistance industry (8.8%) and in health care support occupations (8.8%). What are the implications for public health practice? This information might assist physicians to identify workers who should be evaluated for possible work-related asthma and could help public health officials identify workplaces where detailed investigations for prevention and control might be appropriate. Guidelines promoting effective management of work-related asthma are available. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Asthma Asthma, Occupational Emergency Responders Hazardous Substances Health Personnel Health Surveys Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Asthma; Bronchial asthma; Occupational asthma; Workers; Worker health; Occupations; Industrial environment; Work environment; Surveillance; Surveillance programs; Occupational exposure; Risk management; Men; Women; Public-health; National Health Interview Survey; NHIS; Health surveys; Emergency treatment; Emergency care; Disease prevention; Health care personnel; Health care workers; Service industries; Sociological factors; Physicians; Hazard controls; Hazard identification; Environmental control
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Apr; 67(13):377-386
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6713a1
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  29621204
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5889242
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Weissman, David N.
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051268
• Email:
  JMazurek1@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/55258/cdc_55258_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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