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Factors associated with the activities of safety representatives in Spanish workplaces

2007

Objective: To describe the activities of safety representatives in workplaces in Spain. Methods: A specific questionnaire was applied to a representative sample of safety representatives. Activities developed during the past year, presented in a closed ended list, were categorised into three groups: information and advising; participation in occupational health management; and pressure on or negotiation with employers. Personal phone interviews were conducted from September to December 2004. A sample of 1201 interviews was attained. Crude and multivariate analyses were carried out. Results: Spanish safety representatives were mostly men (76%), aged 26 to 45 years (62%), with fixed contracts…

AdultMaleEvidence-Based Public Health Policy and Practicemedicine.medical_specialtyMultivariate analysisAdolescentConsultantsEpidemiologyJob descriptionOccupational safety and healthOddsOccupational medicineSampleUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Salud públicaPhoneSurveys and QuestionnairesHumansMedicine:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS ::Salud pública [UNESCO]Safety ; Spanish workplaces ; Activities ; SampleOccupational HealthAgedbusiness.industryPublic healthPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthMiddle Aged:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Job DescriptionSpainFamily medicineScale (social sciences)UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASFemaleSpanish workplacesSafetybusinessActivities
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Vaccination greatly reduces disease, disability, death and inequity worldwide

2007

In low-income countries, infectious diseases still account for a large proportion of deaths, highlighting health inequities largely caused by economic differences. Vaccination can cut health-care costs and reduce these inequities. Disease control, elimination or eradication can save billions of US dollars for communities and countries. Vaccines have lowered the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and will control cervical cancer. Travellers can be protected against "exotic" diseases by appropriate vaccination. Vaccines are considered indispensable against bioterrorism. They can combat resistance to antibiotics in some pathogens. Noncommunicable diseases, such as ischaemic heart disease, c…

medicine.medical_specialtyHealth PromotionDiseaseGlobal HealthHerd immunityEnvironmental healthPreventive Health ServicesGlobal healthmedicineHumansDisabled PersonsMortalityPovertyHealth policyPovertyImmunization Programsbusiness.industryHealth PolicyPublic healthfungiVaccinationPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthfood and beveragesHealth Status DisparitiesVaccinationSocioeconomic FactorsAcute DiseaseChronic DiseaseLife expectancyPublic HealthPolicy and PracticebusinessBulletin of the World Health Organization
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Non-communicable Diseases and Oral Health: An Overview

2021

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, diabetes, cancer and diseases of the oral cavity such as caries or periodontitis represent a global and highly relevant problem due to demographic and epidemiological changes. They are not only responsible for millions of deaths worldwide, but also cause relevant costs for national economies arise for the health care of societies. Assuming that oral health and general health are directly linked, emerging interactions between systemic and oral diseases are increasingly being researched. Common important risk factors have implications for economic, social, and moral determinants of health. Interdisciplinarily train…

medicine.medical_specialtyPopulationperiodontal diseasereview610 Medicine & healthOral HealthPolicy and Practice ReviewsEnvironmental healthEpidemiologyHealth careGlobal healthmedicineSocial determinants of health610 Medicine & healtheducationnon-communicable diseasecarieseducation.field_of_studyNCDbusiness.industryPublic healthRK1-715DentistryParadigm shiftRelevant costbusinessFrontiers in Oral Health
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