I am delighted to have the pleasure of exploring with you the Founding Vision of occupational therapy. As the Centennial Vision is poised to lead the profession in the beginning of the 21st century, I would like to take us back in time to the early years of the 20th century, when the profession of occupational therapy was founded. There are many parallels between that founding period and now. I...

BACKGROUND Occupational physicians can contribute to good management in healthy enterprises. The requirement to take into account the needs of the customers when planning occupational health services is well established. AIMS To establish the priorities of UK employers, employees, and their representatives regarding the competencies they require from occupational physicians; to explore the re...

health promotion approach is utilized to address the prevention, management and early intervention for stress management and also to promote positive mental and psychological health. stress affects everyone and must be managed effectively to reduce its chronic and deleterious effects this study consists of two sections: in first section the principals of health promotion in different human exis...

1 Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, Institute of Gerontology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA, 2 Department of Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences, Texas A&M School of Public Health, College Station, TX, USA, 3 Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, U...

Michael A. Flynn is a social scientist and coordinator of the Occupational Health Equity program at NIOSH. He is a leader in the field of occupational health equity and frequently presents and publishes on topics such as cross-cultural safety promotion, intervention effectiveness, institutional culture change and workforce diversity. He has published in German, Spanish and English and presents ...

Occupational health is a neglected and heedless domain within the healthcare system in Pakistan. Despite the formulation of a National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases and Health Promotion in Pakistan in 2004,1 little has been achieved and much needs to be improved.2 Foremost is the need for legislation to enforce work-safety regulations and raise the status a...

INTRODUCTION Data that estimate the prevalence of and risk factors for worker obesity by occupation are generally unavailable and could inform the prioritization of workplace wellness programs. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of obesity by occupation, examine the association of occupational physical activity and a range of health behaviors with obesity, and identify occup...