Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance -- United
States,Fourth Quarter, 1992
Data from CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health Adult Blood Lead Epidemiology and Surveillance program are
complete for 1992. Efforts to expand the number of states
participating in the surveillance system are ongoing as states
increase their capacity to monitor blood lead levels in both adults
and children.
Reported by: B Harrell, MPA, Div of Epidemiology, CH Woernle, MD,
State Epidemiologist, Alabama Dept of Public Health. A Osorio, MD,
S Payne, MS, Occupational Health Surveillance and Evaluation
Program,
California Dept of Health Svcs. J McCammon, MS, Epidemiology Div,
Colorado Dept of Health. CJ Dupuy, Connecticut State Dept of Health
Svcs. M Lehnherr, Occupational Disease Registry; H Howe, PhD, Div
of
Epidemiologic Studies, Illinois Dept of Public Health. K Choquette,
MS, R Currier, DVM, State Epidemiologist, Iowa Dept of Public
Health.
E Coe, MPH, Health Registries Div, Maryland Dept of the
Environment.
R Rabin, MSPH, Div of Occupational Hygiene, Massachusetts Dept of
Labor and Industries. P Dunbar, MPH, Bur of Child and Family Svcs,
Michigan Dept of Public Health. T Ferrara, MD, Occupational Health
Program, Bur of Risk Assessment, Div of Public Health Svcs, New
Hampshire State Dept of Health and Human Svcs. B Gerwel, MD,
Occupational Disease Prevention Program, New Jersey Dept of Health.
R Stone, PhD, New York State Dept of Health. M Barnett, MS, State
Health Div, Oregon Dept of Human Resources. J Gosten, MS,
Occupational Health Program, Div of Environmental Health,
Pennsylvania Dept of Health. R Marino, MD, Div of Health Hazard
Evaluations, South Carolina Dept of Health and Environmental
Control.
T Willis, DM Perrotta, PhD, Environmental Epidemiologist, Texas
Dept
of Health. D Beaudoin, MD, Bur of Epidemiology, Utah Dept of
Health.
L Hanrahan, MS, Div of Health, Wisconsin Dept of Health and Social
Svcs. Div of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC.
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