General aim The general aim of the survey is to use linked current statistics on mortality, related to job, to identify possible associations between kind of work and specific diseases. The functions of this information system are principally to monitor epidemiological trends of main health problems at a local level to guide programmatic choices and assess the results of health care-related activities. The department of epidemiology of the Local Health Unit of Turin recently started a longitudinal study to follow the mortality of the resident population according to socio-economical peculiarities, including job title. The study examines the possibility of connection between mortality and census data and to establish priorities in the research and prevention of occupational diseases. Info products Reports and articles in scientific reviews are published.
Computerized data are available for collaborative researches and further analysis.
Integration Integration is possible and in project with several other systems, via different record-linkage keys. The analysis however, does not include people who emigrated from Turin. The lack of information on life-style and in particular smoking is a problem. These and other limits, linked to statistical elaboration, do not detract from this study and its possible extension to other geographical areas. Costa G., Segnan N. Mortalita' e condizione professionale nello Studio Longitudinale Torinese.