Date of Award

1-1-2016

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Environmental Health Sciences

Content Description

1 online resource (ii, 145 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Erin M Bell

Committee Members

Paul L Jenkins, Kitty H Gelberg, Edward Fitzgerald, Lloyd R Wilson

Keywords

Agriculture, Injury, Logging, Surveillance, Public health surveillance, Accidents

Subject Categories

Epidemiology | Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | Public Health

Abstract

Developing a low-cost surveillance system for occupational injury in agriculture and logging has long been a challenge. These data are needed to prioritize public health interventions in the agriculture and logging industries, and are crucial to evaluating changes in injury rates, as well as the effectiveness of safety interventions. Recently, the transition to electronic data reporting created new opportunities for the development of sustainable, low-cost surveillance systems. Pre-hospital care reports (PCR) and hospital data (emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient) are datasets of particular interest.

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