Expanding the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine: the role of the chief health officer. The Sappington Lecture.
J Occup Environ Med
; 39(9): 844-8, 1997 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
Passage of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1971 represented a major milestone for occupational and environmental medicine. Creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) flowed directly from the legislation, and the specialty of occupational medicine entered a new era. As the 25th anniversaries of OSHA and NIOSH are celebrated, consideration of the future of the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine seems timely. In this lecture, an expanded role for the specialty is proposed, based on an analysis of the forces shaping the practice of public health and the opportunities that these forces present. This analysis suggests considering the concept of a "Chief Health Officer" serving the broad health needs of the workplace.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Medicina Ambiental
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Serviços de Saúde do Trabalhador
/
Medicina do Trabalho
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Occup Environ Med
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos