Evaluation of Interventions to Reduce Firefighter Exposures

Firefighter Occupational Exposures (FOX) Project

The Firefighter Occupational Exposures (FOX) Project is a study of environmental chemical exposures in firefighters. This study was conducted in partnership with the University of California Irvine’s Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (UCI COEH) and a Southern California fire department. UCI COEH provides study updates to the fire department on a quarterly basis. Firefighters were...

Interventions to reduce the ergonomic exposures of drywall installation

The study was conducted to assess the efficacy of an assistive tool to reduce the physical exposures of the ceiling installation task. Based on the idea of using a ‘deadman’ (long narrow piece of panel) to help hold the panels on the ceiling while installing them, a prototype tool was fabricated that could be placed on its own while supporting the ceiling. This tool, which was introduced to the...

An Evaluation of Interventions Designed to Reduce Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure

Economic evaluation of interventions designed to reduce Clostridium difficile infection

INTRODUCTION Healthcare decision-makers are increasingly expected to balance increasing demand for health services with a finite budget. The role of economic evaluation in healthcare is increasing and this research provides decision-makers with new information about the management of Clostridium difficile infection, from an economic perspective. METHODS A model-based economic evaluation was u...

antibiotic and interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing