INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE AND LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS

Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Occupational Health Research at NIOSH The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the U.S. federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.1 The work by NIOSH protects the safety and health of the nation’s 155 million workers.2 NIOSH provides the only dedicated federal investment for research ne...

Industrial Hygiene and Medicine

A text-book on this subject has been long overdue and the authors are to be congratulated on the production of such an interesting and readable volume which contains much important work hitherto accessible to the student only in scattered writings. The book includes admirable descriptions of modern industrial processes, viz., mining, iron and steel working, textile industries, potteries and gla...

Twenty Local Health Departments, 46 Million People

B ig City Health Departments: Leadership Perspectives highlights innovative strategies and programs of the health commissioners of the largest American cities. Led by Drs Jonathan Fielding of Los Angeles and Thomas Frieden of New York City, the commissioners formed the Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) in 2002 to reflect their needs as distinct from those of the many smaller jurisdictions acro...

Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene

Swine flu and industrial hygiene.

Swine flu is the present focus of the world. It affects millions of world population and result in many social impacts. This disease is caused by the novel H 1 N 1 influenza virus infection. The main manifestation of H 1 N 1 influenza is the acute febrile illness with respiratory signs and symptoms. The severe infection can result in lower respiratory tract involvement, respiratory failure, or ...