New Jersey workplace health tracking and prevention
Official title: New Jersey Occupational Health Surveillance
Funded at New Jersey State Dept/health/senior Srvs · NIH-11095951 · Data updated 2026-11-12
Tracking workplace injuries and harmful exposures among New Jersey workers to find risks and support prevention efforts.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | New Jersey State Dept/health/senior Srvs NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Trenton, UNITED STATES) |
| Project start | July 1, 2021 |
| Project end | June 30, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $160,000 |
| NIH project number | 5U60OH008485-20 |
| Project ID | NIH-11095951 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are New Jersey workers, especially those with possible lead or heavy metal exposure, youth workers, essential workers, or people with work-related injuries or illnesses.
✕Less likely to help
People who do not work in New Jersey or whose health issues are unrelated to workplace exposures or injuries are unlikely to benefit directly.
What this research studies
If I work in New Jersey, this project tracks 23 different workplace health indicators to find how often workers get injured or exposed to hazards. It keeps monitoring adult blood lead and other heavy metals like arsenic, mercury, and cadmium and compares state data to national estimates. The team looks closely at vulnerable groups such as youth workers and essential infrastructure workers to help target outreach and education. Findings are used to identify at-risk workplaces and guide prevention and intervention efforts across the state.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could reduce workplace exposures and injuries by guiding targeted prevention, outreach, and interventions.
How similar studies have gone: State and national occupational surveillance programs have previously helped identify hazards and supported successful prevention and outreach efforts.
Where this research is happening
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New Jersey State Dept/health/senior Srvs
Trenton, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Borjan, Marija — New Jersey State Dept/health/senior Srvs
- Study coordinator: Borjan, Marija
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.