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Social Support in the Workplace and Work-related Injury in Canada: A Cross-sectional Analysis
Objective: To determine the associations between social support at work and work-related injuries. Methods: Canadian Community Health Survey data were used to measure repetitive strain injury and most serious injuries among respondents working in the past year. High, medium, or low workplace social support was determined by resp.. Read More
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Abstract Background: Low back pain prevalence is somewhat higher in the wealthier countries (42% vs. 35%). But, the epidemiological information regarding the prevalence and associated risk factors of low back pain among universities, colleges and school teachers in Ethiopia are unknown. Thus the aim of this study is to investiga.. Read More
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Burnout Level among General and Specialist Dentists: A Global Manpower Concern
Introduction: Professional burnout is considered a risk to the dental profession. In order to measure the professional burnout levels among Israeli dentists, an initial survey was conducted in 2010 among purposive cluster sample of 320 dentists. Methods: Professional burnout level was measured by the burnout measure short versio.. Read More
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Occupational Health Promotion Using Online Visual Representation on Internet for Consultation
Objective: To show an on-line visual representation to a mental health related Doctor for consultation and to compute the prevalence rate of work strain for a workplace. Methods: Exploration factor analysis and parallel analysis were used to validate the items retained in the Chinese-version of the Job-Content Questionnaire (C-J.. Read More
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Occupational Injuries Among Building Construction Workers in Gondar City, Ethiopia
Introduction: Construction industry has been identified as one of the most hazardous industries both in industrialized and industrializing countries. Work-related injuries in construction sector present a major public health problem resulting in serious social and economic consequences that could be prevented if appropriate meas.. Read More
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Recovery from Work as a Means to Compensate for Increasing Work Demands
There is evidence that work demands have increased in the European Union in the last 20 years. A result of demanding work conditions is the development of prolonged fatigue. Prolonged fatigue is among others associated with increased long-term sickness absence. Prolonged fatigue is not only affected by work conditions but also b.. Read More
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Characterizing University and College Student Employee Injuries: Methods and Challenges
The purpose of this study was to characterize occupational injuries among university and college student employees. Participants: Undergraduate and graduate students employed at a large university who filed a workers’ compensation claim between 2005 and 2008. Methods: A total of 1,210 university student employee claims wer.. Read More
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Non-Executive Directors and Mortality Assurance in the NHS ? Are they Fit for Purpose?
In UK NHS organizations, Non-Executives on Boards of Directors play a critical role in ensuring that organizations are delivering safe patient care. The role of Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) is to ‘challenge the decisions of the Board and help develop proposals on priorities, risk mitigation, values, standards and strateg.. Read More
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Case Management and Care Coordination: Best-Practice Workplace Solutions
As employers seek to mitigate the impact of the cost and duration workers’ compensation cases, companies are increasingly using integrated solutions to improve employee health and productivity. A key component is early intervention by a skilled clinical professional - a professional case manager. Case managers, particularl.. Read More
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Towards a Standardized Approach for Behavior Change in 21st Century Occupational Health
Not all occupational health risks can be designed out of the workplace. Even with a full complement of protective measures, workers may intentionally or unintentionally behave in such a way that harms their health. This makes understanding the constituents of an effective behavioral change intervention an essential feature of oc.. Read More
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The article raises a question of covering occupational health services (OHS) by private health insurance. Such an idea has been recently promoted in Poland in order to diversify financing sources and strengthen market forces in relation to occupational medicine (OM). However, its implementation in a long-existing, highly regulat.. Read More
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Occupational Lung Diseases among Soldiers Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan
Military personnel deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, from 2004 to the present, has served in a setting of unique environmental conditions. Among these are exposures to burning trash in open air “burn pits” lit on fire with jet fuel JP-8. Depending on trash burned--water bottles, styrofoam trays, medical waste, unexpl.. Read More
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Pattern of Smoking Habit and Quit Attempts among Industrial Workers in Kuwait
Objectives: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of smoking habit among industrial workers in Kuwait, and to identify the demographic, behavioral and environmental factors predicting smoking quitting. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the last 3 months of the year 2010. All responded emp.. Read More
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Musculoskeletal Disorders in Workers-risk factors: What Can We Do?
Musculoskeletal lesions are very common in workers. Studies show a wide variety of risk factors, from physical, physiological, ergonomic or psychosocial. It is known that higher the risk most affected is the health of workers. The major challenge of the last few decades has been to minimize such risk factors as well as find stra.. Read More
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Free Health Care in Public Health Establishments of Côte d’Ivoire: Born Dead?
Everyone should be able to access health services and not be subject to financial hardship. A cornerstone of effective access to health care and outcomes remain economic and social conditions. Obviously, improved health leads to human development. Thus, it’s absolutely necessary for African country to undergo a reform of h.. Read More
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Environmental Pollution, Public Health and Environmental Medicine-Oil Spills
How pollution interacts with public health, environmental medicine and the environment has undergone dramatic change. Recent oil spills in the Yellowstone River, Alaska tundra and Enbridge (Wisconsin) demonstrate how pollution can directly and indirectly impact man’s health. Events of this kind bring back memory of the Gul.. Read More
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Some Health Disorders among Workers in a Glass Factory
Introduction: The common Health hazards associated with glass manufacturing processes include noise, exposures to respirable airborne particulates [especially silica (SiO2) that leads to chronic effects such as decreased pulmonary function, lung disease, complicated pneumoconiosis (silicosis, the most important and oldest occupa.. Read More
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Failure of Tobacco Control in Central Europe
Failure of tobacco control in Europe is mainly due to lack of enforcement of smoke-free workplaces and public places, low tobacco tax and price, easy access of cigarettes for adolescents, and public smoking visible to children as the normal adult behavior. Driving force behind alibi laws without implementation is the corruption .. Read More
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Allergy to Propolis in Beekeepers-A Literature Review
Propolis is a bee product which has shown antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity. It also stimulates wound-healing. Propolis has a lot of components, but also some allergens were identified. Propolis may induce allergy, mainly allergic contact dermatitis after topical application. It has been recognized a.. Read More
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This study was designed to compare effects of open-chain and close-chain kinetics on proprioception, muscles’ strength and functionality on individual with knee osteoarthritis. Eight-week experimental study was conducted on twenty-five participants. Participants were randomized into two groups. The first group was involved.. Read More
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