BACKGROUND The conditions of work in the fisheries sector are arduous with high rates of occupational accidents. Numerous factors are known that can directly influence the health of the sailor or fisherman both in fishing and merchant fleets. AIM To evaluate the health status, safety and working conditions in the Andalusian fishing sector. METHODS Cross-sectional questionnaire study with pr...

It has been argued that occupational physicians should 'keep our white coats and stethoscopes'. and it is a sentiment which-1 wholeheartedly support as ours' is a clinical specialty. However, no physician in any specialty can divorce themselves from the economics of health care provision which are of increasing concern for politicians, managers and society. Occupational physicians need to under...

This study looked at whether rates of health promotion practices among restaurants and cafés in the Hunter Region of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, increased between 1997 and 2000. During the project period all restaurants and cafés in the region were offered an annual direct marketing telephone interview (1997, 1998 and 1999), during which resources were offered to assist in the adoption of...

Families experiencing homelessness often face poor mental and physical health outcomes. Some scholars service providers partially attribute family outcomes to the negative impact of social determinants health. The emerge from a variety factors in socioecological model, tiered model outlining hierarchy public systems, making difficult address. To explore occupational therapy’s potential contribu...