Epidemiologists use various methods to study work-related illnesses, including:
- Surveillance Systems: Monitoring health data from hospitals, clinics, and workplaces to identify trends and emerging issues. - Cohort Studies: Following a group of workers over time to observe the development of illnesses and identify risk factors. - Case-Control Studies: Comparing workers with a specific illness to those without to identify potential causes. - Cross-Sectional Studies: Assessing the health of workers at a single point in time to identify the prevalence of illnesses and associated factors.
