Definitions Definitions Health : A state of complete physical, mental, and psychological wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease So, health is difficult to be measured and difficult to be achieved Health is interaction of heredity Environment Behavior
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DefinitionsDefinitionsHealth:
A state of complete physical, mental, and psychological wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease
So, health is difficult to be measured and difficult to be achieved
Health is interaction of heredityEnvironmentBehavior
Occupation:Work one does to earn his bread
Industrial medicine:Specialty of medicine dealing with diseases arising from and in the course of working in industrial settings
Occupational medicineSpecialty of medicine dealing with diseases arising from and in the course of working in any occupation(any job not limited to industry)
Occupational health:Is a promotion and maintenance of highest standard of physical, mental, social wellbeing of the workers in all occupationsIt includes all activities of preventive and curative medicine
Occupational disease:
Medically: diseases arising from and in the course of occupation (with exception of malignant diseases)
Legally: one of the diseases specified in the list of occupational diseases.
Occupational hygiene:Is applied science concerned with
identification ,measurement and appraisal of risk and control acceptable standards of
physical ,chemical and biological factors arising in or from workplace which may affect health of
those at work or in the community.
Occupational health
Characteristics:
Importance of preventionSite of practiceGroup-centered practiceKnowledge of other sciences and specialtiesEthical issues Medico legal issues
Goals: Promotion Prevention of diseases and accidents(
Treatment Rehabilitation
1(Promotion
Health education ,Nutrition ,
social service ,psychological support
2(Prevention:Fitting the worker to the work: byProper selection (PEE: pre employment examination)TrainingTransferPersonal protectionPME: periodic medical examination
Fitting the work to the worker:Proper work environment :
Ventilation Lighting
Safe work environmentPhysicallyChemicallyBiologicallySocially
Ergonomic designingVaccination
3(Curative
On site primary care servicesSecondary and tertiary care through referral
Knowledge of work environmentPreplacement examination and periodic medical examination
Treatment, education, rehabilitationResearch
Hygienist responsibilities:Identification of material used and byproducts (MSDS)Measurements of these materialsControl and nature of protective equipment