Organizational Characteristics Influence Implementation of Worksite Health Protection and Promotion Programs: Evidence From Smaller Businesses.

abstract：:We conducted a study to examine the risk of leukemia between 1987 and 1992 among children living near high-voltage transmission lines (HVTL) in three urban districts of northern Taiwan. Twenty-eight cases of leukemia among some 120,696 children aged 14 years or less were reported to the national cancer registry betwee...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Li CY,Lee WC,Lin RS

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of pharmaceutical proteins in plants, particularly in maize (corn), offers solutions to the limited production capacity and flexibility of current cell culture technologies. Implementation of this technology presents unique challenges to industrial hygiene, safety, and occupational medicine, including t...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Goldstein DA,Shelton PE,Cullen MR,Easterday PA,Eppard PJ,Cabanilla BR

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developing more effective approaches to disability prevention has been a longstanding challenge for the workers' compensation system. A major obstacle to this goal has been the lack of communication and interaction between employers and physicians who care for injured workers. From 1995 through 1997, the Washington St...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Kyes KB,Wickizer TM,Franklin G

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Children on farms experience high risks for fall injuries. This study characterized the causes and consequences of fall injuries in this pediatric population. METHODS:A retrospective case series was assembled from registries in Canada and the United States. A new matrix was used to classify each fall accord...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pickett W,Dostaler S,Berg RL,Linneman JG,Brison RJ,Marlenga B

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy maternal workloads are considered to be hazardous to the fetus. The effects of physical activity during pregnancy on low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA), and prematurity were assessed from a sample of 1797 women in a follow-up study at the antenatal clinic of two hospitals in southern Thailan...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tuntiseranee P,Geater A,Chongsuvivatwong V,Kor-anantakul O

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and severity of firefighter sleep quality across department shift schedules. METHODS:Sleep quality was assessed using a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index in a sample of 109 male career firefighters from six fire departments in three Southwestern US states....

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Billings J,Focht W

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care facilities need to review their infection control plans to prepare for the possible resurgence of severe acute respiratory syndrome, other emerging pathogens, familiar infectious agents such as tuberculosis and influenza, and bioterrorist threats. This article describes the classic "hierarchy of control te...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Thorne CD,Khozin S,McDiarmid MA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study of 3211 cellulose-fiber production workers was to evaluate earlier findings of excess biliary tract and liver cancer in a similarly exposed cohort reported in 1990. Mortality from biliary tract and liver cancer was not increased in this study population, and there was no excess mortality from...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Gibbs GW,Amsel J,Soden K

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The work aimed to study the potential correlation between the high-level benzene exposure and its urinary metabolites S-phenylmercapturic acid (SPMA) and trans, trans-muconic acid (t,t-MA) in Chinese shoe-making workers. METHODS:Individual benzene-exposed levels were determined by gas chromatography analysis...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Zhang L,Ye FL,Chen T,Mei Y,Song SZ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate methods for determining excessive short-term decline in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) in diacetyl-exposed workers. METHODS:We evaluated five methods of determining excessive longitudinal FEV1 decline in diacetyl-exposed workers and workers from a comparative cohort: American Thora...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Chaisson NF,Kreiss K,Hnizdo E,Hakobyan A,Enright PL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify insurance related, structural, and workplace cultural barriers to the implementation of effective preventive and upstream clinical interventions in the working age adult population. METHODS:Analysis of avoided costs from perspective of health economics theory and from empiric observations from la...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Cherniack M,Lahiri S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether work-related physical activities are associated with Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), even when controlling for personal risk factors. METHODS:A cross-sectional assessment of 1108 workers from eight employers and three unions completed nerve conduction testing, physical examination, and questi...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Armstrong T,Dale AM,Franzblau A,Evanoff BA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine weight loss characteristics relative to education for employees participating in an online weight loss program. METHODS:We examined percent weight loss (primary outcome), the achievement of clinical cut-points (secondary outcome) by class attendance, and education strata (High School and Trade thr...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Earnest CP,Church TS

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We established an occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) curriculum for our residents. We hypothesized that greater OEM knowledge would decrease the number of lost workdays for injured patients. METHODS:We retrospectively compared return-to-work outcomes before and after implementation of the OEM curr...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Bernard ME,Rohrer JE,Swenson-Dravis DM,Justice MW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this paper was to identify shapes of the curves between weekly working hours (WWH) and mental health status (MHS) and determine WWH for the best MHS in 13 occupations. METHODS:This cross-sectional study applied public data of the 2015 to 2016 California Health Interview Survey. Restricted cubic sp...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Li Y,Cheng F,Ye R,Zhu Y,Tian L,Zheng H,Jia C

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the presence of a dose-response relationship between work hours and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a representative sample of U.S. workers. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study of 1926 individuals from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (1986 to 2011) employed ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Conway SH,Pompeii LA,Roberts RE,Follis JL,Gimeno D

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent consensus guidelines delineate what appears to be the most successful and cost-effective management of low back pain (LBP), and some recent studies have suggested that better outcomes occur with the least aggressive forms of medical intervention. The purpose of this study was to describe how practitioners manag...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tacci JA,Webster BS,Hashemi L,Christiani DC

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of a workplace mental health awareness training program on help-seeking and mental health outcomes. METHODS:A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted comparing those who received standard training (N = 210) or standard training with a mental health awareness module (N = ...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Tan L,Harvey SB,Deady M,Dobson M,Donohoe A,Suk C,Paterson H,Bryant R

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Workers whose occupations put them in contact with infected persons and the public are at increased risk of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. RECOMMENDATIONS:The Collegium Ramazzini calls on governments at all levels to protect worker health by strengthening public health systems; maintaining compre...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Fellows of the Collegium Ramazzini.

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Occupational Medicine Forum is prepared by the ACOEM Occupational and Environmental Medical Practice Committee and does not necessarily represent an official ACOEM position. The Forum is intended for health professionals and is not intended to provide medical or legal advice, including illness prevention, diagnosi...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors：

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suicide is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Suicide rates have been reported to be particularly high in professional, managerial, and executive groups. We reviewed English language epidemiological studies on suicide and occupation published since 1982. Some studies suggest that workers in a numb...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Boxer PA,Burnett C,Swanson N

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Investigate if the association between perceived psychological work pressure and risk of stroke is modified by socioeconomic status. METHODS:Thirty-year follow-up of 4943 middle-aged men without cardiovascular disease. RESULTS:In the higher social classes (I, II, and III), perceived regular exposure to psyc...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Suadicani P,Andersen LL,Holtermann A,Mortensen OS,Gyntelberg F

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared retrospective measurements of lung function from 101 steel workers using a commercially available spirometer to prospective lung function measurements performed, on average, 1.3 years later, with a newly developed spirometer. This spirometer was designed and developed to incorporate technology that provide...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Banks DE,Wang ML,McCabe L,Billie M,Hankinson J

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to test for differences in injury rates for contractor-operated underground coal mines relative to owner-operated mines in Kentucky, controlling for other covariates. METHODS:We used disparities between MSHA contractor data and surface reclamation permit data to identify mines opera...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Buessing M,Boden LI

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the change in sleep and vigilance of underground miners during long periods of extended shifts. METHODS:Seventy miners worked 14 consecutive 12-hour day and/or night shifts. Also, they wore an actigraph and completed a visual analog scale for vigilance four times per shift. Linear regression models wi...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Lavigne AA,Hébert M,Auclair J,Laberge L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate mortality among workers of an Italian rubber tire factory employed between 1954 and 2008. METHODS:This cohort study included 6246 men, totaling 190,512 man-years of observation. Employment data were obtained from personnel records, whereas vital status and causes of death were ascertained from...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Pira E,Pelucchi C,Romano C,Manzari M,Negri E,La Vecchia C

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The updated cohort consisted of 3328 workers who were employed at the Mobil (now ExxonMobil) Torrance, California, refinery for at least 1 year between 1959 and 1997. The vital status of the cohort was determined through a variety of sources, including company employment or retirement records, the Social Security Admi...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wong O,Harris F,Rosamilia K,Raabe GK

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study roles of Clara cell protein 16 (CC16) and surfactant protein-D (SP-D) as serum biomarkers in the early diagnosis and the pathogenesis of silicosis. METHODS:Thirty healthy volunteers, 30 silica-exposed workers, and 30 workers with suspected silicosis and phase I silicosis were included. Serum CC16 an...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wang SX,Liu P,Wei MT,Chen L,Guo Y,Wang RY,Tu ZG,Liang XC

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption of vapors through skin has been largely ignored in occupational health, although for ethylene glycol ethers this route of exposure could be more important than inhalation. We used an automated concentration and humidity controlled system to measure real-time percutaneous absorption of 2-methoxy ethanol (ME)...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Shih TS,Wang PY,Chen CY,Smith TJ,Hu YP

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coke oven and by-product workers are potentially exposed to coke oven emissions (COE), which contain hundreds of chemicals and are primarily composed of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and volatile organic compounds. Some of these compounds are hepatotoxins. The objective of this study was to examine the relati...

journal_title：Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

authors： Wu MT,Kelsey KT,Mao IF,Wypij D,Liu HW,Christiani DC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00