TWH 3: What’s Diabetes Got to Do with It?

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• Corporate Authors:
  Oregon Health & Science Universtiy. Oregon Healthy Workforce Center
• Description:
  Today's safety committee meeting is about an employee who had uncontrolled diabetes. He dropped a heavy object on his foot, and due to nerve damage from his longstanding diabetes it resulted in a problem that ultimately led to an amputation. About 9% of the US populations has diabetes, one in four of whom are not aware that they do. People with diabetes are at increased risk of serious health consequences including vision loss, heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, amputation of toes, feet or legs, and premature death. Type I diabetes is related to damage to the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas and often begins in childhood. It always requires insulin therapy. Type 2 diabetes usually begins as an adult. It can run in families, and it is associated with being overweight or obese, being sedentary, having high blood pressure and getting older. So here are some ways we can address and prevent diabetes. Ask: Does anyone have information to share about resources for those concerned about diabetes or needing help in managing diabetes? Being healthy keeps us safe 24/7. Think about ways we can make changes to keep us safe and healthy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Health Promotion Hematologic Diseases Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Blood Sugar Disorders Health Promotion Information Dissemination Injury Prevention Occupational Health Services Safety Education Total Worker Health TWH
• Publisher:
  Oregon Health & Science University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Teaching Materials
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053864
• Citation:
  Health Impacts Safety: Safety Meeting Guide. Portland, OR: Oregon Health & Science University, 2015 Nov; :1-2
• Email:
  montgomd@ohsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Health Impacts Safety: Safety Meeting Guide
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216550/cdc_216550_DS1.pdf
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