The World Health Organization and occupational health.

A criticism of the World Health Organization Advice on the use of masks in the community in the context of COVID-19 outbreak

Commentary.

Food Safety and Hygiene Knowledge and Attitudes among the Health-Care Staff in the Southeast Area of Iran

Background: This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and attitude towards food safety and hygiene among the health-care staff in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Methods: This survey-descriptive was conducted on 101 staff working in primary health-care centers of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences who were selected taking a census. Data collection was also perfo...

Identification of Patterns and Factors Affecting the Health of Employees Based on Datamining of Occupational Examinations with the Purpose of Promoting Occupational Health

Background and Objective: Paying attention to the health of workers as a significant part of the population is important as they play an important role in the development of the society, which also has caught the attention of government officials and World Health Organization (WHO). Based on the rules and regulations of workers in different occupations, each year they must undergo certain medic...

A Critique of the Information Resources of Disaster Databases in the World

Multidisciplinary model of occupational health services. Medical and non-medical aspects of occupational health.

Since 1950, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have had a common definition of occupational health. The definition was adopted by the Joint ILO/WHO Committee on Occupational Health at its First Session (1950) and revised at its 12th Session (Geneva, November 1995). Occupational health should aim to promote and maintain the highest degree of physi...

Development and Validation of Ergonomics Elderly House Risk Factors Checklist and Assessment Elderly Functional Ability Checklist

Background and Objectives: These days, due to increasing of old people’s population, elderly is a world widely issue. According to World Health Organization (WHO) people older than 60 years old are called elderly. Becoming old leads to decline in physical ability and increase in physical limitations and therefore there is a need for matching the environment with elderly users. The aim of this s...