Employee Health Surveillance in the Health Care Industry

This article provides an overview of the fundamental and inherent challenges in developing a health surveillance program for a health care facility. These challenges are similar to those facing individuals responsible for developing health surveillance programs for multiple industries because severa...

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Published in:AAOHN journal 2007-10, Vol.55 (10), p.423-431
Main Authors: Hood, Joyce, Larrañaga, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Occupational - prevention & control
Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data
Benchmarking
Chemicals
Employees
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Epidemiological Monitoring
Ergonomics
Government mandates
Guidelines as Topic
Hazardous Substances - adverse effects
Health care industry
Health Care Sector
Health facilities
Health Personnel
Health surveillance
Humans
Mass Screening - organization & administration
Medical personnel
Medical screening
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (U.S.)
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Diseases - prevention & control
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Occupational Health
Occupational Health Nursing
Occupational Health Services - organization & administration
Occupational safety
Population Surveillance - methods
Safety Management - organization & administration
Supervisors
United States - epidemiology
United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Workers
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Summary:This article provides an overview of the fundamental and inherent challenges in developing a health surveillance program for a health care facility. These challenges are similar to those facing individuals responsible for developing health surveillance programs for multiple industries because several “mini-industries” exist within hospitals. Hazards can range from those that are regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to those that are unregulated but pose a threat to health care workers. Occupational hazards that are unique to the health care industry also exist. A health surveillance program can be developed with focused assessment and a strong occupational safety and health program. Implementation can occur within a health care setting with the buy-in of the many stakeholders involved, especially supervisors managing departments where chemical and other hazards are present.
ISSN:2165-0799
0891-0162
2165-0969
DOI:10.1177/216507990705501005