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About the Author
Bernard J. Healey is a professor of health care administration at King's College in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He is the director of the graduate program in health care administration and has been teaching college courses since 1974. He began his career in 1971 as an epidemiologist for the Pennsylvania Department of Health retiring in that position in 1995. During his tenure with government he completed advanced degrees in Business Administration and Public administration. In 1990 he finished his doctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Healey has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in business, public health and health care administration at several colleges for over 30 years.
From the Back Cover
Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice
Bernard J. Healey and Kenneth T. Walker
Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice
Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice uses concepts of prevention, epidemiology, toxicology, disparities, preparedness, disease management, and health promotion to explain the underlying causes of occupational illness and injury and to provide a methodology to develop cost-effective programs that prevent injury and keep workers safe. Students, health educators, employers, and other health care professionals will find that this essential resource provides them with the necessary skills to develop, implement, and evaluate occupational health programs and forge important links between public health and worker safety.
Praise for Introduction to Occupational Health in Public Health Practice
"Successful evidence-based health promotion and disease prevention efforts recognize that health choices and outcomes of individuals and communities are profoundly affected by their respective social and physical environments. This book is a great tool to identify opportunities and strategies to integrate and leverage efforts for the individual, family, workplace, and broader community."
--Robert S. Zimmerman, MPH, president of Public Health Matters LLC, former Secretary of Health, Pennsylvania
"A timely and crucial book for all health care professionals."
--Mahmoud H. Fahmy, PhD, Professor of Education, Emeritus, Wilkes University
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