Principles of Occupational and Environmental Health in Primary Care

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• Personal Author:
  McAndrew KG
• Description:
  Occupational and environmental health care is the specialty focused on prevention and management of environmental and occupational injuries, illness, and disability. Occupational and environmental health care also includes the promotion of health and productivity in workers, their families, and their communities. Health care providers may offer occupational health care as part of their practices. The provider's role in delivering occupational health-related services may vary. Involvement depends on the defined scope of service of the practice setting, its proximity to an occupational medicine health care provider or program, and the knowledge base and interest of the health care provider. Primary health care providers evaluate and treat workers' compensation injuries, identify workplace hazards, provide standard medical evaluations and health screenings, and treat employees' illnesses. They may assist occupational and environmental health professionals with evaluating employees for fitness-for-duty or return-to-work issues. Regardless of the role the health care provider plays in providing occupational and environmental health services, including an occupational and environmental health history as part of the medical history and understanding the risks associated with each patient's job will assist in monitoring and maintaining the health of the working population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Delivery Of Health Care Family Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Health Promotion Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Environmental Health Families Hazards Health Care Health Care Personnel Health Programs Health Promotion Health Protection Health Services Injuries Medical Care Medical Personnel Monitoring Systems Preventive Measures Preventive Medicine Protective Measures Risk Factors Screening Programs Work Environment Worker Health Workers Worker Safety Workers Compensation

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• ISBN:
  9780323047425
• Publisher:
  Mosby Elsevier
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Hawaii ; Massachusetts ; New Hampshire ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  112-115
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057887
• Citation:
  Primary Care a Collective Practice, third edition. Buttaro TM, Trybulski J, Bailey PP, Sandberg-Cook J, eds. St. louis, Missouri: Mosby Elsevier, 2008 Jan; :112-115
• Editor(s):
  Buttaro TM; Trybulski J; Bailey PP; Sandberg-Cook J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard School of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Primary Care a Collective Practice, third edition
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215093/cdc_215093_DS1.pdf
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