T he magnitude, characterization, and control of occupational and environmental reproductive and developmental health risks are areas of active scholarly investigation. Scientific, epidemiological, and toxicological data concerning reproductive and developmental health risks have been determined for some chemicals, but data on many chemicals, physical agents, and biological agents are limited a...

OBJECTIVE Employers provide most American mental health benefits and are increasingly cost conscious. However, commonplace anxiety and depressive disorders have enormous economic and workplace performance costs. METHODS We performed multiple literature searches on several areas of pertinent research (and on key articles) covering the past 5 years. RESULTS Substantial research exists about a...

The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of racial microaggressions in the workplace and coping strategies of Black women managers in corporate American positions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 Black women who had worked as senior-level corporate professionals, acknowledged that subtle racism exists in contemporary U.S. society, and had personal experiences o...

I have written several Editor’s Notes on the issue of federal law (1) that prohibits asking questions about family health history in health risk assessments (HRAs) when financial incentives are provided to complete the HRAs, and (2) that allows employers to charge differential health plan premiums to workers based on achieving health goals or participating in health promotion programs to achiev...

The state of Wisconsin recently launched a Research-to-Practice Initiative. One aspect of the Wisconsin initiative was to survey Wisconsin-Certified Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselors (CADCs) to assess their attitudes, reported practices, and resources in regard to the integration of research and practice. The sample for the present study included 366 CADCs. Of the 366 respondents, 62 perc...

abstract background: workplace bullying is a significant issue confronting the nursing profession both in iran and internationally. this study examined workplace bullying among a group of iranian nurses. materials and methods: the prevalence rate of bullying behavior among nurses was determined. data were collected from 162 nurses who worked in four hospitals located in west azerbaijan province...

PURPOSE In the past decade, we have witnessed increasing numbers of individuals entering the field of epidemiology. With the increase also has come a diversity of training and paths by which individuals entered the field. The purpose of this survey was characterization of the epidemiology workforce, its job diversity, and continuing education needs. METHODS The Minority Affairs and Membership...

legislators, regulators, and the main labour union all too often combined to protect their own pecuniary interests at the expense of mine workers' health, welfare, and lives. Only with the development of grass roots activism, supported by independent medical expertise (for many years a rare commodity in the American workplace) and the civil rights movement was this unholy alliance outmanoeuvred...

aims: work proper lighting means a safe, healthy and comfort conditions for work under a lighting system that includes qualitative and quantitative features. this study aimed to evaluate the surface local lighting of works and eye fatigue among research and development staffs of an automotive industry. instrument & methods: in this descriptive study in research and development department of an ...