The Role of Occupational Health Services in Economic Development

1973 ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Ffrench
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Occupational Health Services

scholarly journals Responding to the COVID‐19 pandemic: The role of occupational health services in a tertiary hospital in Singapore

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeff Hwang ◽  
Elsie Yong ◽  
Karen Cheong ◽  
Zheng Jye Ling ◽  
Lay Hoon Goh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Occupational Health Services

AIDS Control and the Workplace: The Role of Occupational Health Services in South Africa

1998 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 575-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie London
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Aids Prevention ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
And Control

AIDS interventions typically fail to address the disjuncture between private behaviors and the social determinants of HIV infection. Data from a telephone survey of manufacturing companies and a postal survey of occupational health nurses in the Western Cape, South Africa, were used to explore the possible role of occupational health services in prevention and control of AIDS. The author found limited evidence of worker involvement in AIDS programs, particularly in companies with occupational health professionals. The management of sexually transmitted diseases was incomplete. Mandatory pre-employment testing of workers for HIV was not widespread. Respondents' opinions on priorities for AIDS prevention and control reflected a preoccupation with knowledge transfer. To ensure their effectiveness, workplace AIDS programs must improve worker participation and integrate AIDS prevention in general workplace health and safety programs. In addition, education programs must develop objectives within a critical theoretical understanding of the behavioral issues relevant to AIDS prevention, and must emphasize the empowerment of women in the workplace. In the context of the present restructuring of health services in South Africa, occupational health services, using the strategies outlined, can make a major contribution to national AIDS prevention and control.

Role of occupational health services in workplace drug testing

2008 ◽  
Vol 174 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 103-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pirjo Lillsunde ◽  
Kristiina Mukala ◽  
Ritva Partinen ◽  
Matti Lamberg
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Drug Testing ◽  
Occupational Health Services ◽  
Workplace Drug Testing
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