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Work-related asthma data reports and publications

See latest reports and scholarly publications for work-related asthma. Offered by the Occupational Health Surveillance Program.
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Data figures/tables

Open DOCX file, 28.21 KB,  Work-Related Asthma in the Asthma Call-Back Survey, 2006-2010 (English, DOCX 28.21 KB)
Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance System (eWoRLD), Work-Related Asthma: State-Based Surveillance 

State-based surveillance data for work-related asthma from Massachusetts and other participating states.

Journal articles

Fatal Occupational Asthma in Cannabis Production — Massachusetts, 2022 

2023

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and employment among Massachusetts adults 

2020

Cleaning Products and Work-Related Asthma, 10 Year Update 

2020

Isocyanates and work-related asthma: Findings from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2008 

2015

Cleaning and disinfecting environmental surfaces in health care: Toward an integrated framework for infection and occupational illness prevention 

2015

Work-related asthma cluster at a syntactic foam manufacturing facility - Massachusetts 2008-2013 

MMWR Weekly Report, 2015

Gender differences in work-related asthma: surveillance data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-2008 

2014

Work-related asthma in the Educational Services industry: California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993–2000 

2008

Characteristics of work related asthma: results from a population based survey 

2006

The proportion of self-reported asthma associated with work in three States: California, Massachusetts, and Michigan, 2001 

2006

Health care workers and asthma 

2006

Work-related asthma among health care workers: surveillance data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-1997 

2005

A descriptive study of work aggravated asthma 

2004

New-onset asthma associated with exposure to 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole 

2004

Cleaning products and work-related asthma 

2003

Work-related reactive airways dysfunction syndrome cases from surveillance in selected US states 

2003

Surveillance of Work-Related Asthma in Selected U.S. States Using Surveillance Guidelines for State Health Departments — California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993–1995 

MMWR Weekly Report, 1999

Reports

Strategic plan for asthma in Massachusetts, 2015-2020 
Open PDF file, 150.85 KB,  Assessing Work-related Respiratory Problems among Massachusetts Elementary School Staff: Results of a Pilot Survey (English, PDF 150.85 KB)
Open DOC file, 187 KB,  Assessing Work-related Respiratory Problems among Massachusetts Elementary School Staff: Results of a Pilot Survey (English, DOC 187 KB)
Open PDF file, 602.17 KB,  Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Food stores and urban transit (English, PDF 602.17 KB)
Open DOCX file, 392.98 KB,  Characterizing MA workers in select COVID-19 essential services: Food stores and urban transit (English, DOCX 392.98 KB)

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Occupational Lung Disease Bulletins 

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