Workplace Health - Articles - Page 298

Health protection + health promotion = healthier workforce, says study

A healthier workplace may be a safer workplace

July 28, 2011

Employers who integrate their safety initiatives with their health and wellness programming have the potential to improve the overall health and productivity of their workforces, according to a paper published in the June issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM).

Boredom & depression prime reasons for false absences

July 27, 2011

One in three workers admits to fibbing so they can take time off work, and disenchantment with their job is the chief reason for doing so.

CDC releases guide to preventing outpatient infections

July 26, 2011

A new CDC guide details minimum expectations for safe care in outpatient settings and recommends every practice identify an infection prevention leader.

Wiley X® Eyewear recognizes importance of protecting against dry eye syndrome

Climate Control™ sunglasses reduce common dry eye symptoms aggravated by environmental factors

July 26, 2011

Doctors know Dry Eye Syndrome as Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, a common medical condition caused by a reduction in natural tear production that afflicts many Americans.

Tattooing craze causing growing health fears

July 14, 2011

The growing popularity of tattooing is posing a real threat to public health, according to a conference organized by the United Kingdom’s Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

Let’s talk about public chemical exposure

July 14, 2011

The National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, a collaborative initiative by CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), recently released “Addressing Public Health and Chemicals Exposures: An Action Agenda, according to a post on the website of the American Industrial Hygiene Association.

NIOSH modifies WorkLife program

July 14, 2011

NIOSH has enhanced its WorkLife Program to tackle a broader collection of factors that impact the overall health of workers, according to a post on the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s website.

Recording workers’ hearing loss

Your focus should include leading indicator

Theresa Y. Schulz, Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force (retired) Ph.D.

July 11, 2011

Although it is physically an injury to the hair cells of the inner ear, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is considered and documented as an illness by OSHA. This article examines noise-induced hearing loss as both an injury and illness, and looks at ways to use leading indicators to prevent occupational hearing loss.

New research makes ‘compelling case’ for banning smoking in cars

June 29, 2011

Delegates at a public health conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) in Cardiff were informed of new research showing that smoking in cars is dangerous to children even after the cigarette is extinguished.

Am I hot or not?

Ray Booska

June 2, 2011

It was the summer of 1981 and I was a newly enlisted U.S. Army Military Police soldier. My basic combat training took place just outside Anniston, Ala., at a now retired Army base known as Ft. McClellan.