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| Figures, Tables, and Exhibits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Authors | |
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| The Contributors | |
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| Public Health Prevention Focus | |
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| History and Importance of Public Health | |
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| A Brief History of U.S. Public Health | |
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| Healthy People 2010 | |
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| Responsibilities of Public Health | |
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| Public Health Accomplishments | |
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| Emphasis on Prevention Not Control | |
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| Public Health and Occupational Health | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Epidemiology of Occupational Safety and Health | |
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| Introduction to Epidemiology | |
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| Surveillance Systems | |
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| Epidemiology Studies | |
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| Health Hazard Evaluations | |
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| Public Health Systems in the Workplace | |
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| Chronic Disease Epidemiology in the Workplace | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Occupational Safety and Health | |
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| History and Importance of Occupational Safety and Health | |
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| Health, Disease, and Prevention | |
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| The Role for Public Health | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Occupational Injuries | |
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| Epidemiology of Injuries | |
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| The Case for an Epidemiological Approach | |
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| Epidemiology of Accidents | |
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| Epidemiology of Violence | |
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| Surveillance Systems for Occupational Injuries | |
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| Surveillance Results | |
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| Injury Prevention Programs | |
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| Future Challenges | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Compliance Versus Prevention | |
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| OSHA Standards Development | |
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| The Inspection Process | |
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| Compliance or Prevention | |
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| Prevention of Cumulative Problems | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Public Health Issues in Occupational Safety and Health | |
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| Toxicology | |
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| Application to Occupational Epidemiology | |
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| Subdisciplines in Toxicology | |
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| Classification of Toxic Agents | |
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| Environmental Tobacco Smoke | |
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| Risk Assessment | |
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| Toxicology Case Studies | |
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| Toxin Regulation and Research | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Stress | |
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| Stress Basics | |
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| Workplace Characteristics and Stress | |
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| Organizational Response to Stress | |
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| When to Get Help | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| The Impaired Employee | |
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| Drug Use Frequency and Demographics | |
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| Epidemiology of Addiction | |
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| Substances Often Abused | |
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| Drug-Free Workplaces and EAPs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Wellness Programs | |
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| Chronic Diseases in the Workplace | |
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| The Value of Wellness Programs | |
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| Addressing Obesity and Nutrition | |
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| Addressing Physical Inactivity | |
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| Addressing Tobacco Use | |
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| Developing Comprehensive Health Programs | |
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| The Role for Public Health | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Emergency Response Planning | |
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| Emergency Management Planning Steps | |
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| Terrorism and Bioterrorism | |
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| Workplace Preparedness for Terrorism | |
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| CDC's Strategic Workplace Plan | |
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| Applying Epidemiology to Preparedness | |
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| Applying an Information Model to Preparedness | |
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| Involving OSHA and NIOSH in Planning | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Ergonomics | |
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| Two Approaches: Broad and Narrow | |
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| Ergonomists? Roles and Experience | |
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| Few Absolute Limits | |
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| Cumulative Trauma Disorders | |
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| The Industrial Athlete | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Communicable Diseases | |
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| Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases | |
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| Foodborne and Waterborne Diseases | |
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| Tuberculosis | |
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| Hepatitis | |
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| HIV and AIDS | |
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| Influenza | |
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| Emerging Infections | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Vision and Hearing Issues | |
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| Protecting Vision in the Workplace | |
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| Protecting Hearing in the Workplace | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Occupational Health Disparities | |
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| Disparate Populations | |
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| How Do Health Disparities Persist? | |
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| Future Trends in Health Disparities | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Evaluation and Leadership Issues In Prevention | |
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| Economic Impacts of Prevention | |
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| Premature Mortality | |
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| Employer Health Insurance Costs | |
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| The Purposes of Economic Evaluation | |
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| The Burden of Injury and Illness | |
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| Types of Economic Analysis | |
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| Target Areas for Evaluation | |
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| Workplace Wellness Programs | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| Impacts of Leadership and Culture | |
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| Using Vision and Management Skills | |
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| Using Power Effectively | |
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| Exercising Transformational Leadership | |
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| Changing the Process of Work | |
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| Motivating Employees | |
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| Building a Culture | |
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| Empowering Workers | |
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| Improving Team Effectiveness | |
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| Summary | |
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| Key Terms | |
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| Questions for Discussion | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |