ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
The Brazilian System for Monitoring Workers and General Population Exposed to Asbestos: Development, Challenges, and Opportunities for Workers' Health Surveillance.
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- The notebook of personal health record system in Japan: framework of post-retirement health checkups for those formerly employed in hazardous occupations.Environmental and occupational health practice · 2026Article
- Invisible threats: environmental asbestos exposure and water contamination in a former mining area of Northeastern Brazil.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
- Surveillance of Non-Malignant Asbestos-Related Diseases in an Exposed Population: A Scoping Review.Annals of global health · 2026Article
- The transparency and public availability of asbestos exposure levels.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Review
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Abstract
The lack of safe levels of asbestos exposure and the long latency of asbestos-related disease (ARD) makes workers' health surveillance challenging, especially in lower-income countries. This paper aims to present the recently developed Brazilian system for monitoring workers and general population exposed to asbestos (Datamianto), and to discuss the main challenges and opportunities for workers' health surveillance.
methodsa descriptive study of the Datamianto development process, examining all the stages of system planning, development, improvement, validation, availability, and training of health services for its use, in addition to presenting the main challenges and opportunities for its implementation.
resultsThe system was developed by a group of software developers, workers' health specialists, and practitioners, and it was recently incorporated by the Ministry of Health to be used for workers' health surveillance. It can facilitate the monitoring of exposed individuals, epidemiological data analysis, promote cooperation between health services, and ensure periodical medical screening guaranteed to workers by labor legislation. Moreover, the system has a Business Intelligence (BI) platform to analyze epidemiologic data and produce near real-time reports.
conclusionsDatamianto can support and qualify the healthcare and surveillance of asbestos-exposed workers and ARD, promoting a better quality of life for workers and improving companies' compliance with legislation. Even so, the system's significance, applicability, and longevity will depend on the efforts aimed at its implementation and improvement.
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