Tennessee worker health and safety monitoring
Official title: Tennessee Occupational Health and Safety Surveillance Program
Funded at Tennessee State Department of Health · NIH-11127364 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project tracks health and safety problems affecting Tennessee workers so risks can be found and addressed.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Tennessee State Department of Health NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Nashville, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2022 |
| Project end | June 30, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $139,461 |
| NIH project number | 5U60OH010903-09 |
| Project ID | NIH-11127364 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants or data contributors are Tennessee workers, employers, and clinicians, especially people in high‑risk occupations or anyone with possible work-related illness or elevated lead levels.
✕Less likely to help
People who live outside Tennessee or whose health problems are unrelated to their job are unlikely to see direct benefits from this program.
What this research studies
As a Tennessee worker, this program gathers health and safety data from workplaces, hospitals, labs, and government partners to spot common risks. It produces annual reports like Occupational Health Indicators and a State of Worker Health to show trends and problem areas. The team also studies workplace COVID-19 spread, work-related hospitalizations, and high‑risk jobs while working to add job and exposure details to health and lab records (for example, blood lead reports). They partner with the state labor department, TOSHA, and public health groups to share findings and support better workplace protections.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the work could reduce workplace injuries and toxic exposures by informing policy, prevention programs, and targeted outreach to high‑risk workers.
How similar studies have gone: Other state occupational surveillance programs have helped guide safety rules and lower exposures, so this builds on established public‑health practice.
Where this research is happening
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Tennessee State Department of Health
Nashville, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Crumpler, Benjamin — Tennessee State Department of Health
- Study coordinator: Crumpler, Benjamin
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.