Occupational health
Occupational health
Occupational health (pronunciation: /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃənəl hɛlθ/) is a multidisciplinary field of healthcare concerned with enabling an individual to undertake their occupation, in the way that causes least harm to their health. It focuses on the prevention and management of occupational diseases, injuries, and disabilities.
Etymology
The term "occupational health" is derived from the word "occupation", which comes from the Latin "occupatio", meaning "a taking possession", and "health", which comes from the Old English "hælþ", meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well".
Related Terms
- Occupational disease: Any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.
- Occupational hygiene: The discipline of anticipating, recognizing, evaluating and controlling health hazards in the working environment.
- Occupational medicine: The medical specialty devoted to the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and promotion of health and productivity of workers.
- Occupational therapy: The use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or occupations, of individuals, groups, or communities.
See Also
- Workplace health surveillance
- Occupational safety and health
- Ergonomics
- Industrial and organizational psychology
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Occupational health
- Wikipedia's article - Occupational health
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