Pg. Schnitzer et J. Shannon, Development of a surveillance program for occupational pesticide poisoning: Lessons learned and future directions, PUBL HEA RE, 114(3), 1999, pp. 242-248
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10
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Public Health & Health Care Science","Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health
The authors describe the growth from 1987 through 1996 of the Occupational
Pesticide Poisoning Surveillance Program at the Texas Department of Health.
The program was initiaily based on a Sentinel Event Notification System fo
r Occupational Risks (SENSOR) model, using sentinel providers to report cas
es, supplementing the passive reporting by physicians that was required by
law. The model was evaluated after five years, and significant changes were
implemented to improve case ascertainment, Current active surveillance met
hods emphasize collaboration with a number of agencies and organizations fo
r identification of cases and follow-up, The number of confirmed occupation
al cases increased from 9 workers in 1987 to 99 workers in 1996. The evolut
ion from a passive system to an active surveillance program expanded the nu
mber of reported cases and strengthened inter-agency collaborations.