The EPHOR project
will advance occupational health science to reduce the burden of disease.
The working life exposome
is defined as all occupational and related non-occupational exposure factors
Our aim
is to develop a working life exposome toolbox that can be used for evidence-based and cost-effective prevention by scientists, occupational health practitioners, and policy makers
Our approach
is to uniquely combine large-scale pooling of existing cohorts, systematically looking at many types of exposures and diseases with the collection of new data in two case studies
The EPHOR project
The working life exposome
Our aim
Our approach

About the
project

In the EPHOR project we will lay the groundwork for evidence-based and cost-effective prevention for improving health at work, by developing a working life exposome toolbox. This exceptional consortium consists of 19 exposure, health, and data technology scientists and technology partners from 12 different countries. Together we will advance occupational health science in a unique way to reduce the burden of disease.

Read more about the project

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Main objectives

EPHOR’s main objective is to provide a Toolbox which includes:

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Better and more complete knowledge

  • Multiple exposures within the working-life exposomein relation to non-communicable diseases
  • Complex interactions of exposures, interal markers and vulnerability
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Innovative methods for working life exposome

  • Collection, storage and interpretation
  • Impact assessment

Stakeholders

The toolbox will contain tools specifically designed for enabling the following stakeholders to improve health at work:

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Scientists

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Occupational health practitioners

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Policy makers

Expected impact

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Improving health and wellbeing

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Reducing the burden of healthcare system

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Improving productivity

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Increasing competitiveness

Funding

The EPHOR project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 874703.

EPHOR is part of the European Exposome Network

News
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In a factsheet the findings of an EPHOR survey on low cost sensors summarizing the feedback from occupational from occupational safety and health (OSH) professionals across the UK and EU countries. This feedback will support the developement of guidance on the use of low cost sensors which will be placed in the We-expose toolbox.
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As part of the EPHOR project, TNO, KU Leuven and IOM have teamed up with Belgian occupational health and safety service IDEWE to explore what occupational hygienists need to better evaluate exposures and the related health risks and how sensors could add to this.
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This page was last edited on 23 December 2021, at 14:10 (GMT)