AAOHN 2011 Global Summit – OHN Contributions to a Healthy Workforce

Details

• Personal Author:
  Thompson MC
• Description:
  The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) is the primary association for the largest group of health care professionals serving the worksite, occupational health nurses (OHNs). Occupational health nurses focus on the health and safety of worker populations and are a vital resource for the global development and expansion of occupational health programs and services. The AAOHN 2011 Global Summit - OHN Contributions to a Healthy Workforce was developed in response to a recognized need for knowledge exchange and discussion on global efforts around OHN roles, education and training, research, evidence-based best practice, and workforce issues from an OHN leadership and management perspective. The AAOHN 2011 Global Summit addressed the contributions of occupational health nurses (OHNs) to a global healthy workforce and provided a unique opportunity for a broadly based group of U.S. and international health care researchers, occupational health nursing practitioners, and educators to exchange information and knowledge. The Summit served as platform for exploring innovative strategies to enhance and sustain OHN best practices that contribute to a healthy workforce in global, diverse settings. The conference attracted an audience of one hundred and seventeen participants from industry, academia, the military, and a broad spectrum of health care settings. Faculty from eight countries presented sessions related to OHN education, training and certification, and worldwide efforts to address the challenges of creating and maintaining an effective OHN workforce. The overarching goal for the conference was to improve services to the global workforce through advancing the practice of occupational health nursing and exploring the impact that the profession has on the global health of workers. Participants expressed numerous positive comments, individual session were highly rated and the vast majority of participants (97%) indicated the conference met its objectives. The use of grant supported technology enhancements allowed innovative participant-presenter interaction and expansion of sessions to global internet audiences both as live sessions and as post conference continuing education web seminars. The technology based approach of the conference offered a unique opportunity for expanded participation from audiences in diverse locations and practice settings. The conference encouraged the efforts being made in various countries and regions of the world to blend knowledge of and experience in occupational health nursing. It established a foundation for the now ongoing exchange of global OHN best practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Education Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Health Care Workers Information Dissemination Nurses Occupational Health Nursing Occupational Health Programs Training
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Connecticut ; Florida ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-21
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060090
• Citation:
  Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, R13-OH-010076, 2012 May; :1-21
• Contact Point Address:
  Margaret Croft Thompson, PhD, 19-25 Prospect Ridge, Ridgefield CT, 06877
• Email:
  mcthomps@comcast.net
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Pensacola, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110501
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• End Date:
  20120430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:62c31965ec74cb50754d6b83dc2388b27aa99d7128a4edc5e96cf960b218fd079febd747e31afab47d66a6b8cdc12f99ce0cf72c336781f318cf92dea8b5b894
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/218992/cdc_218992_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 317.25 KB ]