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Discusses occupational health program considerations, (including all levels of prevention), for vulnerable populations, using examples such as the health needs of women workers, shift workers, ageing workers, families of workers, and workers with chronic diseases and impairments. Focuses on strategies for identifying and removing barriers that affect health and work performance; program development and management responsibilities; and cost issues related to implementing selected preventive and rehabilitative programs. Presents relevant research findings on the ability of vulnerable populations to benefit from safe and healthy working lives.

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Course Objectives

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Identify, for selected vulnerable subgroups, factors that influence the need for specific occupational health services
  2. Discuss examples of interaction between occupational and environmental risk factors and host factors that affect health and work performance
  3. Describe the application of research findings to the practice of health professionals, including safety specialists, nurses, physicians, health educators, and others
  4. Examine the contribution of workplace exposures to home environment contamination and implications for workers and their families
  5. Analyze the occupational health needs of a specific vulnerable worker population

Other Course Guidelines

The content of this course is divided into seven separate modules. The lecture sections are presented sequentially and should be completed in that order. Students may return to any previous section at any point and review its contents at their convenience. Each lecture section includes links to the lecture materials, a listing of reading assignments, and links to Web resources.

Course content

    • Lecture 1: Workforces and Workplaces 01:10:00
    • Lecture 2: Adolescent Workers 01:10:00
    • Lecture 3: Aging Workers 01:10:00
    • Lecture 4: Barriers to the Disabled: Maintaining Employment, Return to Work 01:10:00
    • Lecture 5: Obesity, Work, and the Environment 01:10:00
    • Lecture 7: Mental Illness in the Workplace 01:05:00
    • Lecture 8: Return to Work (RTW) and Maintenance of Employment 01:05:00
    • Lecture 9: Women and Work 01:10:00
    • Lecture 10: Minority Workers and the Ongoing Struggle for Environmental Justice in the Workplace 01:05:00
    • Lecture 11: Immigrant Workers 01:05:00
    • Lecture 12: Emergency Responders: Take Home Stress 01:00:00
    • Lecture 13: Take-Home Toxins 01:05:00
    • Lecture 14: The Military Reservists 00:55:00
    • Lecture 15: Green Workers 01:10:00
    • Projects Work 00:30:00

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