Tracking and preventing work-related illness and injury in Wisconsin
Official title: Wisconsin Expanded Program Occupational Health Surveillance Project
Funded at Wisconsin Department of Health Services · NIH-11132798 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program improves how Wisconsin tracks work-related illnesses and injuries to better protect workers.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Wisconsin Department of Health Services NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Madison, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2021 |
| Project end | June 30, 2026 |
| Funding year | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $671,893 |
| NIH project number | 5U60OH010898-10 |
| Project ID | NIH-11132798 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are Wisconsin workers and workplaces, especially people in high-risk jobs and the clinics or employers that report their work-related health events.
✕Less likely to help
People who do not work in Wisconsin or who have no workplace exposures are unlikely to benefit directly from this program.
What this research studies
From my point of view, the health department will expand electronic reporting and data capture so hospitals, clinics, and employers can send work-related illness and injury information more quickly. It will specifically monitor infectious diseases linked to jobs and respiratory conditions from workplace exposures, and combine individual and population data to spot trends and clusters. The team will share clear information with workers, employers, and partners and use the data to design and promote practical safety interventions. Overall, the work aims to make workplace hazards easier to find and fix across Wisconsin.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, workers could see earlier detection of hazards and more targeted prevention efforts that reduce job-related illnesses and injuries.
How similar studies have gone: State occupational surveillance programs have a long track record of informing prevention and reducing workplace harm, and expanding electronic reporting builds on those established methods.
Where this research is happening
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Madison, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Mccoy, Katherine — Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Study coordinator: Mccoy, Katherine
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.