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NO NĀ PUA: Exploring the feasibility of culture‐based social prescribing on firefighters' wellbeing in Hawaiʻi

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Firefighters face an array of stressors due to the demands of their occupation, leading to a high prevalence of mental health challenges. Social prescribing represents a novel approach to healthcare that emphasizes a holistic view of health and wellbeing.
Janice Ikeda, Margary Martin, Misty Pacheco   +2 more
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Work conditions and occupational morbidity in Latvia [PDF]

, 2011
Copyright: Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.The aim of study was to analyse work conditions and occupational morbidity in Latvia during a 15-year period for recommendations to employment policy programmes. The study included the analysis
M. Eglite, D. Sprudza, Cirule, J., Martinsone, Z., I. Martinsone, Bake, M. A., L. Matisane, J. Cirule, Reste, J., Matisane, L., Vanadzins, I., Eglite, M., M. A. Bake, Martinsone, I., Seile, A., J. Reste, A. Seile, Z. Martinsone, L. Vanadzins, Sprudza, D.   +19 more
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Occupational stress and its adverse health effects among metal mining workers: a cross-sectional study in China

Scientific Reports
This study investigates the prevalence of occupational stress among metal mining workers in China and its association with depressive symptoms, insomnia, and work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), while also exploring insomnia as a potential ...
Wenya Liu, Sijia Lvqiu, Duoduo Wang, Xinlv Dong, Yunfeng Nie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Effects of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act on Occupational Health Outcomes in Korea: A Nationwide Difference‐in‐Differences Study (2017–2023)

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Work‐related injury and occupational disease remain major public health challenges worldwide; South Korea continues to report comparatively high industrial accident rates among OECD countries. To strengthen managerial accountability for worker safety, the Korean government enacted the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (SAPA) in 2021,
Hyewon Park, Misong Woo, Wanhyung Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the Feasibility of Wearable Devices for Physiological Monitoring and Heat Risk Prediction in Outdoor Agricultural Workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Outdoor agricultural workers experience significant heat exposure, yet few studies have evaluated whether wearable sensors can reliably measure continuous physiological responses in real field conditions. This pilot study examined the feasibility and predictive utility of core temperature, hydration, heart rate, and movement data ...
Sinan Sousan, Elizabeth Mizelle, Qiang Wu, Rui Wu, Guy Iverson, Ciprian Popoviciu, Dylan Hemedinger, Eliezer Loyola, Takari Hood, Monica Ramirez, Jo Anne Balanay   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre-pregnancy exposure to organophosphate esters was associated with adverse ovarian reserve and in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer outcomes in women of reproductive age

Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology
Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are recognized as new pollutants with reproductive and endocrine toxicities, whereas studies on the relationship between OPEs exposure and reproductive health in women of childbearing age are limited. This study investigates
Xiangkai Zhao, Wei Wang, Baoxia Gu, Zhiguang Gu, Bin Yang, Yan Liu, Jingwen Guo, Juntong Yan, Yuerui Zhang, Xu Guo, Pengpeng Wang   +10 more
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Per‐ and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Exposure Profiles and Their Predictors in a Study of US Volunteer Firefighters

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Firefighters may experience occupational exposure to per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Volunteer firefighters make up 65% of the US fire service, but their serum PFAS profiles have not been well characterized. This study aims to (1) describe PFAS serum profiles among US volunteer firefighters from 9 states enrolled in ...
Katherine A. Lubina, Zorimar Rivera‐Núñez, Miriam M. Calkins, Robert Laumbach, Shou‐En Lu, Jefferey L. Burgess, Elena Austin, Derrick L. Edwards, Maria D. H. Koeppel, Jaclyn M. Goodrich, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Chang Ho Yu, Kaleigh M. Hinton, Casey C. Grant, Brian Kubiel, Daniel Roy, Judith M. Graber   +16 more
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health projects for FY 1990

"During 1990 several new programs in agriculture and construction have been introduced into NIOSH's research agenda. Specific attention has been given to the area of agricultural safety and health, recognizing the fact that farmers and their families ...

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Phenotype Expansion of Malan Syndrome: New Cases and a Review of the Literature

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Malan syndrome is an ultra‐rare overgrowth syndrome caused by pathogenic variants or deletions in nuclear factor one X (NFIX) located at 19p13.2. Here, we report a comprehensive literature review and phenotyping of known patients with Malan syndrome and present a novel cohort of eight patients.
Alex F. Nisbet, Sylvie A. Adams, Zoe S. Katz, Christal G. Delagrammatikas, Kosuke Izumi, Winifred Sigal, Kim Ventarola, Elaine H. Zackai, Julia E. Reid, Grant T. Liu, Jennifer M. Kalish   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring biomarkers for noise-induced hearing loss through mitochondrial DNA methylation analysis

Frontiers in Pharmacology
ObjectiveNoise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), resulting from occupational noise exposure, is a significant health concern with considerable economic and social implications.
Dianpeng Wang, Dianpeng Wang, Caiping Li, Caiping Li, Liuwei Shi, Liuwei Shi, Dafeng Lin, Shaofan Weng, Xiangli Yang, Peimao Li, Zhimin Zhang, Wen Zhang, Yan Guo, Guangtao Yang, Zhenlie Huang, Naixing Zhang   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source