Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Geographic analysis is now integral to public health surveillance, but has been underused for occupational injury/illness. METHODS:Mapping and spatial statistics are used to examine national county-level mean establishment Lost Workday Injury/Illness (LWDII) rates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Data Initiative (ODI), 1997-2001. The following questions are explored: Does occupational injury/illness vary geographically at the county level?; Does variation remain after accounting for industry hazard?; Where are rates higher or lower than expected? RESULTS:The methods provide evidence of geographic variation in nonfatal occupational injury/illness rates, including after adjusting for industry hazard. CONCLUSIONS:Geographic analyses can improve intervention targeting, suggest risk factors for investigation, and make the case for targeting resources to prevention in hard-hit areas, as well as improving ongoing surveillance.
journal_name
Am J Ind Medjournal_title
American journal of industrial medicineauthors
Neff RA,Curriero FC,Burke TAdoi
10.1002/ajim.20611subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-09-01 00:00:00pages
680-90issue
9eissn
0271-3586issn
1097-0274journal_volume
51pub_type
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