Occupational health refers to worker health. In public health, occupational health programs identify risks of illness or injury at work and make recommendations to manage them. The goal is to create and keep safe and healthy places to work. The Missouri Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Program shares data that can be used to help assess occupational health in Missouri.
Health Risks at Work
Each year, workers get hurt or sick because of dangers at work. These dangers can be physical or mental. They can cause serious illnesses or injuries, like breathing problems, broken bones, burns, hearing loss, heart problems, muscle injuries, stress, diseases that spread from person to person, or cancer. Physical dangers can include environmental exposures, like exposure to metals or chemicals. For example, workers can be exposed to lead at battery manufacturing plants, lead mines or smelters, shooting ranges, or other places where lead is used.
Health Data
Diseases, Health Conditions, and Injuries
These data do not provide information on cause or source of exposure.
Missouri EPHT - Blood Lead Data Query
Search this query to find:
Annual number of blood lead tests among adults
Annual number high blood lead test results among adults
Annual percent of adult population tested
Annual percent of tested adult population with high blood lead test results
Missouri Information for Community Assessment (MICA) – Cancer Incidence
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Annual number of adults diagnosed with mesothelioma
Annual crude rate and age-adjusted rates of mesothelioma among adults
Other Data Sources
CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) – Worker Health Charts
Use this tool to find:
Number and rate of worker illnesses and injuries
Number and rate of days away from work due to illness and injury
Number and rate of fatal injuries among workers
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities
Use this tool to find:
Annual number and rate of worker illnesses and injuries by industry
Annual number and rate of fatal injuries among workers
Occupational health data can help you:
- Follow trends in illnesses and injuries caused while at work
- Identify workplace dangers and plan ways to manage them
The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Missouri Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is a program within the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. EPHT is part of a network of people and information systems which delivers a core set of health, exposure, and hazards data, information summaries and tools to enable analysis, visualization and reporting of insights drawn from data. Those insights are intended to help data drive actions and improve community health.