Showing posts with label Public health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public health. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

National COVID-19 Aerosol Workplace Standard Urged

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Leading public health and workplace safety experts have urged the Biden Administration to invoke immediate measures to reduce the aerosol sp...
Friday, September 25, 2015

Symposium: Celebrating Dr. Irving J. Selikoff

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Friday, October 16, 2015, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM Location: Davis Auditorium, Hess Building, 1470 Madison Ave (between 101st and 102nd Sts) Pr...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Asbestos likely more widespread than previously thought

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Naturally occurring asbestos minerals may be more widespread than previously thought, with newly discovered sources now identified within th...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Senate Briefing “Asbestos: The Impact on Public Health and the Environment” a Huge Success!!

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Today's post is shared from adao.us . On July 17, we were proud to continue the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization ‘s efforts to...
Friday, January 10, 2014

Using Workers’ Compensation Records for Safety and Health Research

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NIOSH recently released  Workers’ Compensation Insurance: A Primer for Public Health  to help public health researchers and practitioners br...
Friday, December 27, 2013

D.O.T. Christmas Poem

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Todays post is shared is shared from  Discussion Forum for Clinical & Public Health  professionals in Occupational & Environmenta...
Thursday, December 26, 2013

Bloomberg Public Health Legacy Lauded In NYC

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Today's post was shared by RWJF PublicHealth and comes from www.huffingtonpost.com Michael Bloomberg steered New York City thro...
Monday, December 9, 2013

Sleep Deprivation Is A Public Health Issue That’s Deadlier Than You Think

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Transportation accidents at work are a major component for work related fatalities. Today's post was shared by RWJF PublicHealth and c...
Wednesday, December 4, 2013

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities

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Around the world, people with disabilities face physical, social, economic and attitudinal barriers that exclude them from participating fu...
Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Take Action: Tell Congress to Protect Veterans & Cancer Victims

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Today's post is hared from takejusticback.org This Thanksgiving , Big Asbestos really has something to be thankful for: the U.S. House ...
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Leading Coal Industry Law Firm Withheld Evidence of Black Lung Disease

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Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from www.fairwarning.org A miner ’s struggle for benefits due to black lung diseas...
Friday, August 30, 2013

Recommended Reading for Back to School: APHA Publishes New Book on Bullying Prevention

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Bullying `in the workplace leads to both emotional and traumatic residuals. Recently some high school athletic coaches and instructors wer...
Saturday, August 24, 2013

Limit urged for cancer-causing chromium in California drinking water

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Today's post was shared by FairWarning and comes from www.latimes.com  State public health officials Thursday proposed the nation...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Move Over, Richard Kiley. Here’s Why We Want to Combine Public Health Data with Health Care Data

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Is it time to publicly merge workplace injury data with with health care delivery and re-engineer the system for greater efficiency. Preve...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Coal Industry: The Next Target for a Major Lawsuit

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The focus the past several weeks has been the lawsuit in California against the Lead Paint Industry . The lawsuit, pending for over a decade...
Sunday, July 14, 2013

Lead Paint - Industry Has Yet to Meet Its Responsibility

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Bill Moyers recently interviewed Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner , public health historians and authors of several books, including Lea...
Monday, January 16, 2012

ADAO To Brief US Senate on Asbestos Jan 19, 2012

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As part of ADOA's education, advocacy, and community efforts, The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization ADAO has announced that it p...
Saturday, July 30, 2011

Cell Phones and Cancer: The Static in the Debate

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A recently published European study boldly and with much confusion declares that children are not at an increased risk of cancer as a result...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Better Control Over Asbestos Contaminated Sites Required

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Senator Max Baucus (MT) The recent discovery of the spread of asbestos contamination in Libby MT, which had been declared a Public Heal...