Responsibilities of the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Provider in the Treatment and Prevention of Climate Change-Related Health Problems

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• Personal Author:
  Cook-Shimanek M ; Guidotti T ; Kearney GD ; McCarthy R ; Nabeel I ; Pensa MA ; Perkison WB ; Saberi P
• Corporate Authors:
  American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Task Force on Climate Change
• Description:
  Workers are uniquely susceptible to the health hazards imposed by environmental changes. Occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) providers are at the forefront of emerging health issues pertaining to working populations including climate change, and must be prepared to recognize, respond to, and mitigate climate change-related health effects in workers. This guidance document from the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine focuses on North American workers health effects that may occur as a result of climate change and describes the responsibilities of the OEM provider in responding to these health challenges. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Climate Change Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Hot Temperature Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Temperature Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Air Contamination Air Pollution Climate Change Climatic Factors Diseases Disease Vectors Environmental Factors Environmental Hazards Environmental Medicine Floods Guidelines Health Care Health Effects Health Hazards Health Protection Heat Heat Exposure Mental Health Occupational Health Occupational Medicine Solar Energy Temperature Effects Ultraviolet Light Ultraviolet Radiation Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052683
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Feb; 60(2):e76-e81
• Contact Point Address:
  Marianne Dreger, MA, ACOEM, 25 Northwest Point Blvd, Suite 700, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
• Email:
  info@acoem.org
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ed699fd8608d9fde5edb90099cdf4b9a4a22a8feda410ae6120eabc6025d1b153cbbd49c28c6aeb59662d80091c37e9096d498178428e0ec940f91139f86cc28
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212181/cdc_212181_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 167.89 KB ]