Introduction to occupational health in public health practice

Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice is a comprehensive survey of occupational safety and health in the United States, that focuses on recognizing, preventing, and treating work-related and environmentally-induced injuries and diseases. It explores the important linkages between preventive public health approaches and occupational safety and health needs. It covers public health history, epidemiology, communicable diseases, chronic diseases, and environmental and occupational safety and health, but the major contribution of this book is a focus on prevention of injury and illnesses in the workplace. In keeping with the overall evolution of public health and occupational health practice, the focus of this text is a prevention and preparation approach to occupational safety and health as opposed to a reactive approach. It includes thoughts and ideas on how to merge the two approaches and how a merging of occupational safety and health organizations and public health organizations, at least conceptually, will offer greater benefit to workers and businesses than is currently available from separate approaches. The book is organized into four parts: - Foundations on the history of public and occupational health, epidemiology of injuries and illness, toxicology, and the founding and role of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, created by Congress and signed into existence by Richard M. Nixon, to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths by issuing and standards for workplace safety and health. INDICE: Injury Prevention and Response with applications such as wellness programs, emergency response, ergonomics, workforce, and economic impact of prevention - Special Challenges such as leadership, the workmans compensation environment, and disparities in occupational health - Additional tips on managing programs Foundations Chapter 1 : OSHA History and Importance Chapter 2: Public Health History and Importance Chapter 3: Epidemiology of Occupational Safety and Health Chapter 4: Occupational Injuries Chapter 5: Occupational Illnesses Chapter 6 : Injury and Illness Prevention -- OSHA Compliance Chapter 7: Toxicology Key Topics in Injury Prevention and Response Chapter 8: The Impaired Employee Chapter 9 : Workplace Stress Impacts on Injuries Compensation Chapter 18: Occupational Health Disparities Management of Occupational Health and Safety Options Chapter 19: Occupational Health and Safety: System vs. Program Chapter 20: Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-470-44768-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 02/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés