Recommendations for Asbestos Research and Education

This page contains information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and focuses on the needs for research and education about the dangers of asbestos. Exposure to asbestos is known to cause serious diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer and asbestosis.

The prevalence of health effects of contaminants transported from the workplace should be determined. One possible approach would be to conduct surveys among occupational and environmental medicine health care providers and clinics.

The employment practices and controls that work best in preventing the transport of contaminants from the workplace to the home should be identified.

Educational programs to prevent home contamination should be developed for employers, workers, children, teachers, and parents, physicians, and other health professionals.

The special needs and problems of individuals who work in home or cottage industries need to be identified.

Courtesy of The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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