Operating as a public-use data repository,
CEDR is a prime example of the Department's commitment
to worker and community health programs. The internet
presence and capabilities of CEDR facilitate the sharing
of information and de-identified data collected during
DOE-supported epidemiologic, environmental, and related
health studies.
The CEDR website (http://cedr.lbl.gov)
is visited hundreds of times each day, and about 1500
websites, including hundreds of university or governmental
websites, have links to CEDR. This further leverages
DOE's investment in health-related data already collected
at public expense by maximizing the utilization of
these data on a world-wide scale. De-identified study
data are incorporated into CEDR as soon as studies
are completed and researchers have provided files
and documentation.
CEDR's large collection primarily pertains
to occupational epidemiologic studies conducted at
many nuclear weapons plants, such as Hanford, Los
Alamos, Oak Ridge, Rocky Flats, and Savannah River.
They include data from cohort and case-control design
studies, many of which have individual-level radiation
exposure measurements. Additionally, CEDR presents
data from studies of past DOE releases of hazardous
materials that entered the environment of nearby communities,
as well as data from classic studies of radiation
health effects, such as the radium dial painters.
The sharing of these data, at no cost to the user,
encourages independent scientific inquiry and diversity
of analyses. A CEDR catalog can be viewed or
downloaded from http://cedr.lbl.gov.
Accomplishments: The following accomplishments
illustrate CEDR's achieving its goal of serving as
a public-use data repository that recognizes the public's
right to know about worker and community health risks
and facilitates the sharing of these data collected
during DOE-sponsored studies.
- CEDR staff at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
ensured that CEDR's web presence, CEDRView, was
online more than 99 percent of the time and responded
to an average of 500 visits a day - making CEDR
a prime example of "expanded electronic government."
- CEDR staff incorporated data file sets within
30 days of their being submitted with all proper
documentation. Recent additions include the very
large data file set relating to the Portsmouth Gaseous
Diffusion Plant Worker Study.
- Incorporated data sets are promptly announced
on CEDRView, making these data extremely visible
to the public, academia and the occupational health
community. CEDR has now delivered more than 30,000,000
data records to its authorized users since 2001.
- An online catalog of CEDR data file sets and contextual
materials is maintained, and phone requests for
catalogs and assistance are processed within one
day.
- CEDR expanded and enhanced its holdings by implementing
an interactive, geographical information system
(GIS) application allowing CEDR users to display
tables and maps of the concentrations of hazardous
materials released to the environment during historical
operations at the large production sites of Hanford,
Oak Ridge, and Rocky Flats.
- CEDR data, especially the de-identified dosimetry
and work history information, is of considerable
interest to researchers involved in activities for
the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act (EEOICPA) and for the Veterans Administration.
Program Manager: Marsha
Lawn
Related Documents & Links
CEDR brochure (2,990KB)
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Radiation
Studies
Easy Access to Oak Ridge
Off-site Dose Reconstruction Study
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) Occupational Energy Research Program
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