Occupational Health In National Development
Will be published approx. on 1. August 1994
Book
Hardback
492 pages
978-981-02-1464-7 (ISBN)
Description
In the process of nation building, the health of the working population becomes a key factor. With the introduction of new technologies, foreign labour and changes in working patterns, the health of the working population will be affected. Health care workers, administrators and politicians will be confronted with these occupational health issues.This book outlines the various occupational health issues in national development and proposes a system of planning for the health services for the working population. It is the result of a two week ICOH Seminar where international experts addressed the issue of developing occupational health services for various countries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
ISBN-13
978-981-02-1464-7 (9789810214647)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 Occupational health issues in national development: occupational health and national development, J. Jeyaratnam; environment concerns of industrialization - eastern European experience, G. Unguary; transfer of technology - issues and solutions, J. LaDou and J. Jeyaratnam; risk assessment, E. Smith; role of occupational health legislation, W.H. Phoon and H.S. Lee; setting of environmental standards, J. Indulski; occupational health services for small-scale industries, D. Koh; acute pesticide poisoning, J. Jeyaratnam; making pesticides safer, W. Tordoir; occupational health services for agricultural workers, K. Husman; risk of hepatitis and AIDS among health professionals, S.K. Chew; occupational health services for health care workers, J.F. Cailard; health concerns of women at work, D. Koh and S.E. Chia; health problems of office workers, C.N. Ong; stress among office workers, L.K. Tay; executive health screening, S.M. Lee and K. Koh; occupational cancers and cancer prevention strategies, K.S. Chia; role of a cancer registry in the prevention of cancer, H.P. Lee; health promotion at the workplace, D. Koh et al. Part 2 Developing national health plans for the working population: primary health care approach in occupational health services, S.L. Ling and J. Jeyaratnam; systems approach in national health planning, K.H. Phua; evaluation of current status of occupational health services, K. Kurrpa; identification of national occupational health needs, J. Rantanen; manpower and organizational needs, J. Jeyaratnam; evaluation of occupational health services, K.H. Phua and J.F Cailard; examples of national occupational health services, V. Bencko et al; role of international agencies in national occupational health services, L.S. Wang.