Occupational Respiratory Disease

At a glance

State-based surveillance is a critical part of NIOSH respiratory disease surveillance. State-based surveillance programs help NIOSH understand occupational respiratory disease. They also link surveillance to practice at the state and local level.

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Silicosis and work-related asthma

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State surveillance helps epidemiological research.

State-based surveillance on silicosis and work-related asthma (WRA) contributes to NIOSH epidemiological research. It supports prevention activities and science-based policy.

NIOSH funds the State-Based Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Program. All states funded under this agreement conduct population-based surveillance for pneumoconiosis (hospitalizations and mortality) and WRA.

Some states receive funding for case-based or expanded occupational respiratory disease surveillance like silicosis and work-related asthma.

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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health