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Prevention of Work-Related Disability

American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1998
The cost of work-related injury is large and is rising in many states. Managed care providers are being asked to assist with solutions, particularly in the area of facilitating return to work. Kaiser Permanente of the Northwest responded by developing the Kaiser on-the-job program, which includes processes to facilitate the primary, secondary, and ...
A, Feldstein, V, Breen, N, Dana
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Prevention of Work-Related Cancers

NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 2002
Work-related cancers are highly preventable. The primary responsibility for prevention rests not with the workers who are affected by cancers, but with the manufacturers and distributors of carcinogenic substances and the companies who use them. U.S. public policies of strict product liability and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 address
Anthony D. LaMontagne, David C. Christiani, Mary Lee Dunn   +2 more
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Starting prevention work

Community Mental Health Journal, 1983
This article provides basic, practical guidelines for starting prevention work; it draws upon ten years' experience of professional staff members at a community mental health center. Difficulties that stand in the way of prevention are first discussed.
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Scald Prevention Campaigns: Do They Work?

Journal of Burn Care & Research, 2007
The aim of this study was to quantify the effectiveness of the Queensland "Hot Water Burns Like Fire" campaign. Cross-section temperature sampling of households' bathroom hot water taps was conducted in Brisbane in 1990 before the intervention (n = 872) and in 2002 to 2003 after the intervention (n = 871). In both surveys, temperature was measured with
Spallek, M., Nixon, J., Bain, C., Purdie, D.M., Spinks, A., Scott, D., McClure, R.J.   +6 more
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Can Prevention of Hypertension Work?

American Journal of Therapeutics, 2008
In this article, the clinical trials that have most effectively demonstrated the effectiveness of hypertension nonpharmacologic prevention interventions are presented and discussed. Thus, data from weight reduction, dietary interventions, and lifestyle modifications are shown and discussed.
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Community development and preventive work

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1987
Abstract The theoretical frame of reference in connection with prevention, some theoretical approaches, and the practical consequences of giving priority to prevention are discussed. The following points are stressed: that one must expand the theoretical frame of reference of prevention to include theory on local community, social networks and concepts
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Work Disability Prevention and Management

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Objective This abbreviated version of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s (ACOEM) Work Disability Prevention and Management Guideline reviews the available evidence and provides recommendations to clinicians regarding interventions to help patients remain at or return to work.
Les Kertay, Garson M. Caruso, Nancy A. Baker, Jennifer H. Christian, Jerald L. Cook, Rajiv Das, Michael Goertz, Judith Green McKenzie, Douglas W. Martin, J. Mark Melhorn, Amir Mohammad, Albert J. Osbahr, Glenn Pransky, Pamela A. Warren, Steven Mandel, Jeffrey S. Harris, Kurt T. Hegmann   +16 more
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Design Work to Prevent Burnout

MIT Sloan Management Review
Managers are responsible for keeping employee morale and productivity high. Yet when they try to reduce burnout and improve worker well-being, many report not knowing where to start or what to do. Fix-the-worker strategies do little to resolve stress caused by long hours and unreasonable workloads, while disengagement and burnout threaten productivity ...
Parker, Sharon K., Knight, Caroline
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Prevention that works.

Alaska medicine, 1997
The solution to the problem of tobacco use is complicated when adolescents are faced with numerous risk factors. Alaska has a partnership between federal, state, and private interest groups and individuals who are committed to addressing the problem. This partnership is being expanded through the creation of additional local alliances.
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