TY  - BOOK
AU  - Healey,Bernard J.
AU  - Walker,Kenneth T.
TI  - Introduction to occupational health in public health practice 
SN  - 9780470447680 (pbk.)
AV  - RC967 .H414 2009
U1  - 363.1 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - San Francisco
PB  - Jossey-Bass
KW  - Industrial hygiene
KW  - Public health
KW  - Occupational Health
KW  - Occupational Diseases
KW  - prevention & control
KW  - Occupational Health Services
KW  - methods
KW  - Public Health Practice
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-312) and index; 1; History and importance of public health --; 2; Epidemiology of occupational safety and health --; 3; History and importance of occupational safety and health --; 4; Occupational injuries --; 5; Compliance versus prevention --; 6; Toxicology --; 7; Stress --; 8; The impaired employee --; 9; Wellness programs --; 10; Emergency response planning --; 11; Ergonomics --; 12; Communicable diseases --; 13; Vision and hearing issues --; 14; Occupational health disparities --; 15; Economic impacts of prevention --; 16; Impacts of leadership and culture
N2  - "Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology, disparities, preparedness, disease management, and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness and injury and to provide a methodology to develop cost-effective programs that prevent injury and keep workers safe. Students, health educators, employers, and other health care professionals will find that this essential resource provides them with the necessary skills to develop, implement, and evaluate occupational health programs and forge important links between public health and worker safety."--BOOK JACKET
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