Understanding Occupational Health Indicators (OHIs) in Tribal Communities
WestON 2017 Elizabeth Dalsey
Do OHI data reveal
information that would
be helpful to tribes?
# of injuries or illnesses
Population at riskOHIs
Census of Fatal
Occupational
Injuries (CFIO)
Asthma Call-back
Survey
Survey of
Occupational Injuries
and Illnesses (SOII)
Workers’
Compensation
Adult Blood Lead
Epidemiology &
Surveillance
(ABLES)
Hospital Discharge
Data
National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN)
Poison Control
Center Data
Occupational Health
Indicators
Race
X
National Level
State Level
Elect state workers’
compensation system
Create a set of workers’
compensation law
Use Tort Law
Elect state workers’
compensation system
Create a set of workers’
compensation law
Use Tort Law
Race Industry
> 75%
Race data unknown
RaceIndian Health Service (IHS)
Hospitals
X
RaceIndian Health Service (IHS)
Hospitals
X
IHS Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccine Coverage,
2008-2017, all facilities (IHS, Tribal, Urban) 2015
X
Race
IHS Facilities
• Race often not collected/unknown
• Small sample size
• No tribal enrollment
• AI/AN only vs. AI/AN all races
Challenges
Opportunities
Race
Industry
Race
Industry
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Race
X
IHS Facilities
CFOICFOICFOI
Poison Control
Center Data
Poison Control
Center Data
Poison Control
Center Data
19
Hospital Discharge
Data
CFOICFOICFOI
Poison Control
Center Data
Poison Control
Center Data
Poison Control
Center Data
20
Hospital Discharge
Data
My Tribal
Data
CFOICFOICFOI
Poison Control
Center Data
Poison Control
Center Data
Poison Control
Center Data
21
Hospital Discharge
Data
My Tribal
Data