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Comprehensive
compilation of information on the most important
environmental considerations facing the business community -- Air Quality, Sound and
Vibration, EMF's, Bioaerosols, Asbestos, Lead and Cumulative Trauma Disorders. Corporate
Health and Safety is designed to consolidate much of the information needed to develop a
strong foundation on which to build environmental solutions. The title holds a double
meaning, in that the health and safety of corporate personnel is intertwined with the well
being of the corporate entity. Potential liability and lost productivity are real issues
facing the business community. The authors represent a broad range of knowledge and
expertise with each chapter offering a thoughtful and thorough overview of the state of
knowledge and technology.
Harris provides a
high-level overview of managing employee health, allocating scarce resources, and
designing and utilizing plans that really work. He presents a rationale and outlines for
employee training in self-care and the wise use of the medical system.
Jeffrey S. Harris draws on his extensive experience in both business and medicine to
provide invaluable guidance to employers and employees that can help them take a more
proactive role in health care. He details how employers can start strategically managing
what it is they are purchasing and how much they pay, and offers guidance for helping
employees make wise decisions about the use of medical care, selecting managed care plans,
actively managing their own care, and instituting preventive care techniques.
Healthy
Babies, Healthy Business is a one-of-a-kind guidebook that takes a company step by step
through the process of setting up and managing a maternal and infant health strategy
geared to meet its specific needs. The guidebook puts key facts and figures about
maternity-related health care at your fingertips and helps employers develop a strategic
plan for a family-friendly workplace. To order Healthy Babies, Healthy Business call
toll-free 1-800-367-6630, fax 717-825-1987, or write March of Dimes Birth Defects
Foundation, P.O. Box 1657, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18703.
Bringing together some
of the most respected leaders from industry, academe, and government, this volume deals
with the growing field of health education in the workplace. Examining the essential
components of health education programs, Health and Fitness in the Workplace addresses
critical issues relating to their implementation, evaluation, and promotion. This
excellent collection of original essays demonstrates that when industry incorporates
health programs into the work environment such programs directly result in the well-being
of employees, in addition to low absenteeism, high morale, and low insurance costs.
Paperback (September 1991)
Human Kinetics Pub;
ISBN: 0873223519
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02/01/92
A guide for corporate health promotion professionals through the four start-up phases of
an employee health promotion initiative: initial planning, conceptual definition,
implementation, and evaluation. Also sets 10 quality standards for a successful program.
Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Paperback (November 1992) Intl Foundation of Employee Benefit;
ISBN: 0891544550
Reader Review:
This book targets fund managers and other professionals involved in the day-to-day
operation of Taft-Hartley funds. Such funds have lagged corporate plan sponsors in
adopting wellness programs. One reason might be class bias inherent in wellness programs:
Rank-and-file employees are typically less interested in health imagery than are managers
and executives. It is incumbent upon Taft Hartley funds to help employees to better health
free of class bias.
Publisher's comment:
This is the first comprehensive publication on health promotion and wellness programs for
multiemployer plans.
Nicholas A. Ashford
Paperback
224 pages (October 1990)
The Johns Hopkins University Press;
ISBN: 0801839890
Booknews, Inc. ,
02/01/91
Characterization of the types of monitoring now in use and an account of OSHA monitoring
requirements are followed by delineation of the (sometimes conflicting) medical, legal,
and ethical concerns. Policy recommendations conclude the study. Annotation copyright Book
News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Mortimer L. Mendelsohn, John P. Peeters, Mary Janet Normandy
Hardcover
352 pages (January 1995)
Joseph Henry Press;
ISBN: 0309051878
Biomarkers have emerged
as an exciting tool in disease prevention, particularly in the workplace. This volume
describes the state of biomarker development, including the implications of the Human
Genome program, and presents a range of viewpoints on the future of biomarkers from the
leaders in the field. It explores the three basic types of biomarkers from a variety of
perspectives.
Booknews, Inc. , 04/01/95
Describes the state of biomarker development for disease prevention, as signals for
susceptibility, and as a way to document worker's exposure to toxins. Explores the three
main types of biomarkers, costs and ramifications of developing large-scale monitoring
programs, and how to integrate biomarkers into an occupational safety program. Other
topics include ethical considerations and the Human Genome Program. Includes case studies
of work sites and specific biomarkers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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