The Challenges of Occupational Health Service Centers in Japan

The improvement of occupational health conditions in Small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs ) is the most crucial issue in occupational health in Japan today. Improvement will depend on how occupational health services are provided to SMEs. Recently, Occupational Health Service Centers (OHSCs) pr...

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Published in:Industrial Health 2006, Vol.44(1), pp.140-143
Main Authors: HINO, Yoshiyuki, KAN, Hirohiko, MINAMI, Makiko, TAKADA, Mikio, SHIMOKUBO, Nana, NAGATA, Tomoaki, KURITA, Masako, UCHIDA, Kazuhiko, MORI, Koji
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Industry
Japan
Occupational health
Occupational Health Service Centers
Occupational Health Services - organization & administration
Small-scale enterprises
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Summary:The improvement of occupational health conditions in Small- and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs ) is the most crucial issue in occupational health in Japan today. Improvement will depend on how occupational health services are provided to SMEs. Recently, Occupational Health Service Centers (OHSCs) providing occupational health services for SMEs have become more firmly established and expectations for further improvement in quality and quantity are high. In this way it is hoped that the challenges of providing "occupational health for all" can be met.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.44.140