Occupational Health Management Archives – September 1, 2008
September 1, 2008
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Converting pounds to dollars: How to prove weight fighting programs save $
This is the first of a two-part series on evaluating weight loss programs. This month, we give strategies to demonstrate the impact of your programs. Next month, we'll report on the use of an audit tool to measure the effectiveness of obesity prevention programs. -
Obesity epidemic raises risk of illness, work injury
America's obesity epidemic continues to expand at the waistline, raising the issues of both chronic disease and job safety in obese workers. -
Don't overreact to threat of MRSA
Do you assume that employees with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections need to be routinely excluded from work? -
Are videogames wave of the future for rehab?
There is a growing trend toward use of video games to help patients recover from strokes, broken bones, and surgery. "Going forward, these kinds of videogames will become an additional tool for the occupational health professional to better treat their patients and help them more specifically." -
Workers may be at risk for work-related hearing loss
Hearing loss is a surprisingly common chronic occupational condition, according to a new study's findings. -
NIOSH loses leader despite wide support
The future direction of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is once again in question as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, declined to reappoint John Howard, MD, as director. -
Shift work: Sleepless in more than Seattle
Working nights and rotating shifts can wreak havoc with your sleep schedule. -
Outcomes not improving for back and neck pain
Despite higher costs for imaging and therapy for back and neck problems of employees, work limitations and disability claims aren't improving, says a new study. -
Occ group warns feds rule changes could be toxic
Responding to recent news reports and comments from public officials regarding the possibility of changes in U.S. standards for exposure to toxic substances and hazardous chemicals in the workplace, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) is urging Congress and federal officials to resist changes that might be detrimental to workers.