Introduction. The ”healthy worker effect” (HWE) is currently understood as organized (on the part of employer) and/or unorganized (self-selection on worker, due to functional capabilities and state health workers in unfavourable working conditions, one most critical problems when conducting epidemiological studies occupational pathology. Purpose objectives. Analysis problem safety, scientific m...

The primary care NP has a significant opportunity to meet the special healthcare needs of the occupational community. While NPs routinely diagnose and treat workers, writing return-to-work restrictions can pose a challenge.

Studies of residents in communities with high endemic concentrations of arsenic in drinking water suggest a deleterious effect on the circulatory system; however, studies among workers with high occupational exposures generally have shown either no or weak associations. This discrepancy could be a result of the healthy worker effect, including the healthy hire component and the healthy worker s...