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1. COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage, Intent, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among Essential Workers, United States

Author

Nguyen, Kimberly H., Yankey, David, Coy, Kelsey C., Brookmeyer, Kathryn A., Abad, Neetu, Guerin, Rebecca, Syamlal, Girija, Lu, Peng-jun, Baack, Brittney N., Razzaghi, Hilda, Okun, Andrea, and Singleton, James A.

Subjects
Vaccination -- Surveys -- Psychological aspects, Services industry workers -- Surveys -- Health aspects -- Psychological aspects, Health literacy -- Surveys, Health attitudes -- Surveys, Health
Abstract

Essential workers, who conduct a range of operations and services to ensure the continuity and viability of critical infrastructure functions, have more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) exposures and experience greater risk [...]

Published
2021
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2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality by Industry and Occupation--United States, 2020

Author

Syamlal, Girija, Kurth, Laura M., Dodd, Katelynn E., Blackley, David J., Hall, Noemi B., and Mazurek, Jacek M.

Subjects
Mortality, Lung diseases, Obstructive -- Risk factors, Smoking -- Risk factors, Health
Abstract

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease, is characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation (1). COPD accounts for most of the deaths from chronic lower respiratory [...]

Published
2022

3. Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Use Among Adult Workers--United States, 2017-2018

Author

Syamlal, Girija, Clark, Kathleen A., Blackley, David J., and King, Brian A.

Subjects
Volatile organic compounds -- Usage, Workers -- Usage, Adults -- Usage, Electronic cigarettes -- Usage, Health
Abstract

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) heat a liquid to produce an aerosol that usually contains nicotine, flavors, and other chemicals and that is inhaled by the user (1). E-cigarette aerosols generally have [...]

Published
2021

4. Medical Expenditures Attributed to Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Workers--United States, 2011-2015

Author

Syamlal, Girija, Bhattacharya, Anasua, and Dodd, Katelynn E.

Subjects
Workers -- Surveys, Respiratory system agents -- Surveys, Medical economics -- Surveys, Asthma -- Care and treatment, Health
Abstract

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are respiratory conditions associated with a significant economic cost among U.S. adults (1,2), and up to 44% of asthma and 50% of COPD [...]

Published
2020

5. Workplace Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among U.S. Nonsmoking Workers, 2015

Author

Su, Chia-ping, Syamlal, Girija, Tamers, Sara, Li, Jia, and Luckhaupt, Sara E.

Subjects
Lung cancer -- Laws, regulations and rules, Smoking -- Laws, regulations and rules, Workers -- Surveys -- Laws, regulations and rules, Heart diseases -- Laws, regulations and rules, Dietary supplements -- Laws, regulations and rules, Smoking bans -- Laws, regulations and rules, Cigarettes, Cardiovascular diseases, Government regulation, Health
Abstract

Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure contributes to ill health and disease, including heart disease, lung cancer, and stroke (1). Although cigarette smoking has declined among U.S. workers, workplace exposure to [...]

Published
2019

6. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Prevalence Among Adults Who Have Never Smoked, by Industry and Occupation--United States, 2013-2017

Author

Syamlal, Girija, Doney, Brent, and Mazurek, Jacek M.

Subjects
Adults -- Surveys, Chronic obstructive lung disease, Smoking, Passive smoking, Respiratory tract diseases, Resveratrol, Morbidity, Health
Abstract

Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a debilitating respiratory condition with high mortality and morbidity (1,2). However, an estimated 24% of adults with [...]

Published
2019

9. Tobacco Use Among Working Adults--United States, 2014-2016

Author

Syamlal, Girija, King, Brian A., and Mazurek, Jacek M.

Subjects
Smoking, Tobacco products -- Usage, Adults, Health
Abstract

Cigarette smoking has declined considerably among U.S. adults over several decades (1); however, increases have occurred in the use of noncigarette tobacco products in recent years, and the use of [...]

Published
2017

10. Malignant mesothelioma mortality--United States, 1999-2015

Author

Mazurek, Jacek M., Syamlal, Girija, Wood, John M., Hendricks, Scott A., and Weston, Ainsley

Subjects
United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mortality, Mesothelioma -- Health aspects, Shipbuilding industry -- International economic relations -- Health aspects, Asbestos -- Health aspects, Health
Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma is a neoplasm associated with occupational and environmental inhalation exposure to asbestos * fibers and other elongate mineral particles (EMPs) (1-3). Patients have a median survival of approximately [...]

Published
2017

11. Respirator use and practices in rubber and plastics products establishments: results of a national survey of private sector employers

Author

Doney, Brent, Greskevitch, Mark, Syamlal, Girija, Bang, Ki Moon, and Groce, Dennis

Subjects
Safety regulations -- Surveys -- Usage, Employers -- Surveys, Plastics -- Usage, Rubber -- Usage, Business, Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
Abstract

In 2001, the Survey of Respirator Use and Practices gathered information on respirator use from 40,002 randomly selected U.S. establishments (ref. 1). The survey collected data on the types of [...]

Published
2008

13. Smokeless tobacco use among working adults--United States, 2005 and 2010

Author

Mazurek, Jacek M., Syamlal, Girija, King, Brian A., and Castellan, Robert M.

Subjects
Chewing tobacco -- Reports, Smoking -- Reports, Adults -- Reports, Health
Abstract

Smokeless tobacco causes cancers of the oral cavity, esophagus, and pancreas (1). CDC analyzed National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to estimate the proportion of U.S. working adults who used [...]

Published
2014

14. Current cigarette smoking prevalence among working adults --United States, 2004-2010

Author

Syamlal, Girija, Mazurek, Jacek M., and Malarcher, Ann M.

Subjects
Smoking, Prevalence studies (Epidemiology), Adults, Health
Abstract

Cigarette smoking is among the most important modifiable risk factors for adverse health outcomes and a major cause of morbidity and mortality (1). Current cigarette smoking prevalence among all adults [...]

Published
2011

16. Respirator use and practices in primary metal operations: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health researchers study employer-survey data to determine the application of respirators--and discover a widespread need for improvements in the manufacturing sector

Author

Doney, Brent, Greskevitch, Mark, Groce, Dennis, Syamlal, Girija, and Bang, Ki Moon

Subjects
Manufacturing industry -- Usage -- Surveys, Employers -- Surveys -- Usage, Metals, metalworking and machinery industries
Abstract

In 2001 the U.S. Labor Dept.'s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducted the Survey of Respirator Use and Practices among [...]

Published
2007

17. Tobacco Use Among Working Adults--United States, 2014-2016

Author

Syamlal, Girija

Subjects
Smoking, Medically uninsured persons, Electronic cigarettes -- Usage, Health insurance -- Usage, Adults, Business, general, Business, Health care industry, Insurance
Abstract

'Among working adults, 22.1% (32.7 million) currently used any form of tobacco; 15.4% used cigarettes, 5.8% used other combustible tobacco (cigars, pipes, water pipes or hookahs, very small cigars, and [...]

Published
2017

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