The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #68445

John A. Staley, MSEH, Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 74 Fearrington Post, Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC 27312, (919) 542-4270, jastaley@email.unc.edu

Comments to Organizer: This sumbission is a request for a "Place Holder's / Preliminary Abstract" for inclusion on a panel of NIOSH funded trainee presenters

Learning Objectives:

The objectives of this research are to
• analyze the effectiveness of prevention/ control intervention strategies on work-related asthma,
• evaluate and prioritize what the implications are for future health services research in this area and
• lend clarity to the National Occupational Research Agenda's (NORA) objectives for ascertaining the effect of work-related asthma control strategies.

Keywords: Occupational Surveillance, Asthma

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
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.