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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Letitia Davis, ScD1, Ellen Frank, MPH2, Danielle Dell, MPH3, and Beatriz Pazos, MPH1. (1) Occupational Health Surveillance Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 250 Washington Street, 6th floor, Boston, MA 02108, (617) 624-5621, letitia.davis@state.ma.us, (2) Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108, (3) Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, 507 Parran Hall, 130 DeSoto St, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Since 1992, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health has been working to build a comprehensive surveillance system for work-related injuries to youth. The goal of the system is twofold: 1) to identify sentinel cases for worksite follow-up; and 2) to generate meaningful summary data to target broad-based intervention efforts. Multiple data sources, including workers’ compensation records and emergency department reports from a sample of facilities are used for case ascertainment. Select cases are contacted for follow-up and summary data have been used to target a wide range of intervention efforts in the state. This presentation will provide an overview of surveillance findings from 1993-2000. It will include a comparison of cases identified through different sources, and select findings from interviews with injured teens. Findings regarding injuries in the retail bakery industry will be highlighted.
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Keywords: Occupational Injury and Death, Adolescents
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Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: No products discussed
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.