Ativando Thread

package acordandoThreadExterna;
import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;

public class Worker extends Thread{

	ControladorStatus control;
	BlockingQueue<Integer> work;
	int valor;
	
	public Worker(){
		this.control = new ControladorStatus(this);
		this.control.start();
		this.work = new LinkedBlockingQueue<Integer>();
	}
	
	public void run() {
		try {
			this.valor = this.work.take();
			System.out.println("RECEBI: " + this.valor);
			this.atualiza();
		} catch (InterruptedException e) {
			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
	}
	public void atualiza(){
		.......
	}
}

package acordandoThreadExterna;

public class ControladorStatus extends Thread{
	
	Worker worker;
	ControladorStatus (Worker worker) {
		this.worker = worker;
	}
	public void run() {
		while (true) {
			this.worker.atualiza();			
			try {
				wait(5000);
			} catch (InterruptedException e) {
				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		}
	}
}