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Occupational Medicine is an international peer-reviewed journal, providing vital information for the promotion of workplace health and safety. Topics covered include work-related injury and illness, accident and illness prevention, health promotion, occupational disease, health education, the establishment and implementation of health and safety standards, monitoring of the work environment, and the management of recognised hazards. Contributions are welcomed from practising occupational health physicians and research workers in related fields.
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Occupational Medicine is a subspecialty of Preventive Medicine that focuses on the relationships among the health of workers, the ability to perform work, the arrangements of work, and the physical and chemical environments of the workplace. Practitioners in this field recognize that work and the environment in which work is performed can have favorable or adverse effects upon the health of workers; that the nature or circumstances of work can be arranged to protect worker health; and that health and well-being at the workplace are promoted when workers' physical attributes or limitations are accommodated in job placement.
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In the United States, Occupational Medicine gained popularity with the 1970 passage of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Established by President Richard Nixon in the wake of growing malpractice among businesses, the Act implemented federal regulations to ensure workplace safety. The newly created Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) became responsible for regulating workplace health and safety.
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Carle's Division of Occupational Medicine provides all the health care services needed by any employer group, providing a convenient, one-stop service. The Division assesses each organization's specific health care needs and designs an individual program to accommodate its workforce. Many programs and services are ... provided on-site to meet company's specific needs.
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Occupational medicine has an important part to play in rehabilitating employees back into work, after sickness or injury. Rehabilitation is currently high on the government’s agenda. The driving force behind this is twofold: both a recognition that employment is, in general, good for people – economically, socially, psychologically and in terms of general well-being – and ... that many millions of work days are lost every year, some unnecessarily, to the nation’s economy. Providing high quality objective professional advice, sometimes in difficult situations, and with an awareness of the various agendas of government, employers, employees, trades unions and pensions trusts, is a demanding role.
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Linda Cocchiarella, MD, MPH, has been closely involved with Chelsea Group projects since the very beginnings of the company, providing an occupational medicine perspective. She served as director of occupational medicine for the American Medical Association (AMA) before starting her private practice on Long Island, New York. Click here for bio scetch.
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