CHR Newsletter – June 19, 2014

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CHR Newsletter – June 19, 2014

RN/WC Case Manager Opportunity

CHR is expanding our team and needs a FT WC, Expatriate and Executive Case Manager for our Rockville, MD HQ

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Vendor Credentialing Immunizations

CHR has many clients with employees that must satisfy immunization credentialing requirements

 

CHR works directly with the employee to complete the vaccinations or titres (blood tests) required to show proof of immunity.

Wellness Programs & Small Businesses

Employees at small businesses are less likely to have access to worksite wellness programs

 

Employees at small businesses are less likely to have access to worksite wellness programs, according to a research review in the May Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

But smaller companies that can overcome the barriers and implement wellness programs can realize achieve meaningful improvements in employee health, report Kira McCoy, BA, of Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass., and colleagues. They write, “Preventative health initiatives and disease management receive less attention in small business, yet are equally important for clinical implications of working American’s health.”

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Smokeless Tobacco Use Holds Steady

Mining, construction fields hotbeds for snuff

 

Cigarette smoking continues to decline among Americans who work, but use of smokeless tobacco — a known cause of cancer — has held steady since 2005, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.

Looking at tobacco use over five years, the researchers found a decline in cigarette smoking among working adults — from about 22 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2010. But use of smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco and snuff inched up slightly — from 2.7 percent in 2005 to 3 percent in 2010.

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Stand Up During Meetings

Study found teams that met in rooms without chairs shared more ideas

 

Need to get more out of routine office meetings? Getting colleagues to stand up during those gatherings might help, new research suggests.

The new study included teams who were given 30 minutes to develop and record a university recruitment video. Some groups did this in rooms with chairs around a table while others had no chairs.

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Workers Suffer Breathing Problems

Food flavoring workers more likely to have undiagnosed or subclinical bronchiolitis

 

Long-serving workers involved in the manufacture of flavorings are more likely to have undiagnosed or subclinical bronchiolitis as a result of past exposure to chemicals such as diacetyl, according to a study of 367 employees. Shortness of breath was twice as common in those with more than seven years’ service.

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Upcoming Conferences

  • FSAOHN, September 11-14, 2014
  • WOEMA, September 17-20, 2014
  • ROHC, October 18, 2014
  • NEAOHN, October 27-29, 2014
  • NCAOHN, November 6-8, 2014
  • OAOHN, November 6-8, 2014
  • NECOEM, December 4-5, 2014
  • More to come; Stay tuned…

Past Conferences Supported

  • AAOHN, May 5-8, 2014
  • ACOEM, April 27-30, 2014
  • NCAOHN, March 26-28, 2014
  • Humana Forum 2014, March 25, 2014
  • NJSAOHN, March 19, 2014
  • CSOEMA, March 14-15, 2014
  • NECOEM / MaAOHN, Boston, MA, Dec. 5-6, 2013
  • NCAOHN, Charlotte, NC, November 6-8, 2013
  • IFDAT, Coral Gables, FL, November 4-5, 2013
  • OAOHN, Celina, OH, October 24-26, 2013
  • CSAOHN, Sacramento, CA, October 17-19, 2013
  • NEAOHN, Newark, DE, October 9-11, 2013
  • VSAOHN / VOSH, Hampton, VA, October 9-11, 2013
  • IL AOHN, Bloomington, IL, October 3-4, 2013
  • SVAPOHN, Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 2-4, 2013
  • WOHC, Oahu, Hawaii, September 26-28, 2013
  • IN AOHN, Nashville, IN,
    Sep. 20, 2013
  • TSAOHN, San Antonio, TX,
    Sep. 19-21, 2013
  • FL AOHN, Orlando, FL, September 19-21, 2013
  • CLOHN, Pineville, LA,
    August 1-3, 2013
  • AOHC, Orlando, FL, April 28 – May 1, 2013
  • AAOHN, Las Vegas, NV, April 15-18, 2013

Job Openings

 

CHR has the following immediate openings:

RN, Occupational Health Case Management

RN, Occupational Travel Health Nurse

Medlock Consulting is a Physician and Occupational Health Search Firm dedicated to locating, evaluating, and facilitating the placement of quality physician executives, PA’s. NP’s, and RN-COHN’s in superior environments.

       

 

 

About Karen Cohen

Karen Cohen, RHIA, President and Owner of Corporate Health Resources, Inc., has over 30 years of experience designing, implementing, and managing occupational health record keeping systems and medical surveillance programs to meet the needs of clients in industry.

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