Workplace
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

State-specific secondhand smoke exposure and current cigarette smoking among adults - United States, 2008.

11 Nov 2009 Secondhand smoke (SHS) causes immediate and long-term adverse health effects in nonsmoking adults and children, including heart disease and lung cancer, and SHS exposure occurs primarily in homes and workplaces. Smoke-free policies, including not ... Read more...

A survey of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in physiotherapists in Western Australia.

29 Sep 2009 The aim of this pilot project was to investigate the occurrence of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in registered physiotherapists in Western Australia. Surveys were sent to physiotherapists with questions regarding personal ... Read more...

The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review.

29 Sep 2009 This report presents the results of a systematic review of the effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity programs to promote healthy weight among employees. These results form the basis for the recommendation by the Task Force on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Workplace'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• State-specific secondhand smoke exposure and current cigarette smoking among adults - United States, 2008. 11 Nov 2009
• Creating leaders for the future. 30 Oct 2009
• A survey of occupational exposure to blood and body fluids in physiotherapists in Western Australia. 29 Sep 2009
• A recommendation to improve employee weight status through worksite health promotion programs targeting nutrition, physical activity, or both. 29 Sep 2009
• The effectiveness of worksite nutrition and physical activity interventions for controlling employee overweight and obesity: a systematic review. 29 Sep 2009
• Meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions. 29 Sep 2009
• Routine work environment stress and PTSD symptoms in police officers. 29 Sep 2009
• Full-time dental faculty perceptions of satisfaction with the academic work environment. 29 Sep 2009
• Man-made vitreous fibers in office buildings in the Helsinki area. 29 Sep 2009
• Worksite wellness programs for cardiovascular disease prevention: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. 28 Sep 2009
• [Neuroenhancement: doping for the brain] 27 Sep 2009
• Intergenerational views of hardiness in critical care nurses. 30 Aug 2009
• Sticky fingers: dealing with employee theft. 30 Aug 2009
• Promoting goodwill and respect in the workplace. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick leads the effort to overcome differences between employers and unions. 30 Aug 2009
• The Japanese value of harmony and nursing ethics. 30 Aug 2009
• Licensed nurses' perceptions of ethical climates in skilled nursing facilities. 30 Aug 2009
• Registered nurses' perceptions of moral distress and ethical climate. 30 Aug 2009
• Workplace bullying and sleep disturbances: findings from a large scale cross-sectional survey in the French working population. 30 Aug 2009
• Losing sleep over work? Does it matter? 30 Aug 2009
• Economic burden of prescription opioid misuse and abuse. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Workplace'

Definition: Place or physical location of work or employment.

Descriptor UI: D017132

Alternative terms: Workplace; Workplaces; Work Location; Location, Work; Locations, Work; Work Locations; Work-Site; Work Site; Work-Sites; Work Place; Place, Work; Places, Work; Work Places; Job Site; Job Sites; Site, Job; Sites, Job; Worksite; Worksites;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; psychology; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: N01.824.245.925; N04.452.677.975;

History Note: 93

Technical Notes: NIM; coord with specific industry or occupation (IM) or specific milieu (as clinic, laboratory, hosp, school, etc.) (IM)