Public Health

Publications and Reports on Employee Health

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• Research Papers 
• Policies 
• Guidelines 

Research Papers

• Blast Injuries
  DePalma RG, Burris DG, Champion HR, Hodgson MJ.
  N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 31;352(13):1335-42.
• Diminished Speech Intelligibility Associated with Certain Types of Respirators Worn by Healthcare Workers.
  Radonovich LJ Jr, Yanke R, Cheng J, Bender B.
  J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Jan;7(1):63-70.
• Do Respirators Protect Health-Care Workers from Airborne Infectious Diseases?
  Radonovich LJ Jr., Hodgson MJ, Cohen HJ.
  Respir Care. 2008 Dec; 53(12): 1660-4.
• Emergency Management Program Operational Responses to Weapons of Mass Destruction: Veterans Health Administration, 2001-2003
  Hodgson MJ, Bierenbaum A, Mather S, Brown MA, Beatty J, Scott M, Brewster P.
  Am J Ind Med. 2004 Nov;46(5):446-52.
• Employee Working Conditions and Healthcare System Performance: The Veterans Health Administration Experience
  Warren N, Hodgson M, Craig T, Dyrenforth S, Perlin J, Murphy F; Veterans Health Administration.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Apr;49(4):417-29.
• Health Care Workers' Views About Respirator Use and Features that Should Be Included in the Next Generation of Respirators
  Baig AS, Knapp C, Eagan AE, Radonovich LJ Jr.
  Am J Infect Control. 2010 Feb;38(1):18-25. Epub 2009 Dec 29.
• Hospital Response to Chemical Terrorism: Personal Protective Equipment, Training, and Operations Planning
  Georgopoulos PG, Fedele P, Shade P, Lioy PJ, Hodgson M, Longmire A, Sands M, Brown MA.
  Am J Ind Med. 2004 Nov;46(5):432-45.
• Preventing the Soldiers of Health Care from Becoming Victims on the Pandemic Battlefield: Respirators or Surgical Masks as the Armor of Choice.
  Radonovich LJ Jr, Perl TM, Davey V, Cohen H.
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Dec;3 Suppl 2:S203-10.
• Respirator Tolerance in Health Care Workers
  Radonovich LJ Jr., Cheng J, Shenal BV, Hodgson M, Bender BS.
  JAMA. 2009 Jan 7; 301(1): 36-8.
• Stockpiling Supplies for the Next Influenza Pandemic
  Radonovich LJ Jr., Magalian PD, Hollingsworth MK, Baracco G.
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 June; 15(6).
• The Effects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule on Influenza Research Using Geographical Information Systems.
  Tellman N, Litt ER, Knapp C, Eagan A, Cheng J, Radonovich LJ Jr.
  Geospat Health. 2010 Nov;5(1):3-9.
• Underreporting of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Veterans Administration
  Siddharthan K, Hodgson M, Rosenberg D, Haiduven D, Nelson A.
  Int J Health Care Qual Assur Inc Leadersh Health Serv. 2006;19(6-7):463-76.
• Violence in Healthcare Facilities: Lessons from the Veterans Health Administration
  Hodgson MJ, Reed R, Craig T, Murphy F, Lehmann L, Belton L, Warren N.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2004 Nov;46(11):1158-65.
• Integrated Employee Occupational Health and Organizational-level Registered Nurse Outcomes.*
  Mohr DC, Schult TM, Lipkowitz Eaton J, McPhaul KM.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2016; 58: 466-470.
• From Policy to Practice: Tobacco Use Cessation for Employees in the Veterans Health Administration.*
  Schult TM, Kelly Q, Schmunk SK, Awosika ER.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2016; 58: 525-531.
• Validation and Dimensionality of the Integration of Health Protection and Health Promotion Score: Evidence from the PULSE Small Business and VA Medical Center Surveys.*
  Williams JAR, Schult TM, Nelson CC, Cabán-Martinez AJ, Katz JN, Wagner GR, Pronk NP, Sorensen G, McLellan DL.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2016; 58: 499-504.
• Management Support, Worksite Culture, and Local Resources for Healthier Employees: the VA Experience.*
  Schult TM, Galway AM, Awosika ER, Schmunk SK, Hodgson MJ.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2013; 55; 310-317.
• Sitting on Stability Balls: Biomechanics Evaluation in a Workplace Setting.*
  Schult TM, Awosika ER, Schmunk SK, Hodgson MJ, Heymach BL, Dent Parker C.
  J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013; 10: 55-63.
• Innovative Approaches for Understanding Seasonal Influenza vaccine Declination in Healthcare Personnel Support Development of New Campaign Strategies.*
  Schult TM, Awosika ER, Hodgson MJ, Hirsch PR, Nichol KL, Dyrenforth S, Moore SC.
  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2012; 33: 924-931.
• Disparities in Health Behaviors and Chronic Conditions in Health Care Providers in the Veterans Health Administration. *
  Schult TM, Awosika ER, Hodgson MJ, Dyrenforth S.
  J Occup Environ Med. 2011; 53(10): 1134-1145.
• 2009 Influenza Pandemic Impact on Sick Leave Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Framework for a Health Care Provider-Based National Syndromic Surveillance System. *
  Schult TM, Awosika ER, Hodgson MJ, Martinello RA.
  Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2011; 5(Suppl 2): S235-S241.

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Policies

• Federal Regulations Addressing Occupational Health Services 5 USC 7901 (138 KB, PDF)
  Policy permitting the head of each agency of the U.S. Government to establish a health service program to promote and maintain the physical and mental fitness of employees.
• VHA Directive 2010-053 (Patient Record Flags) (66 KB, PDF)
  Outlines policy and guidance for the proper use of Patient Record Flags (PRFs), which alert VHA employees to patients whose behavior may pose a threat either to their safety, the safety of other patients, or compromise the delivery of quality health care.

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Guidelines

• Patient Handling (Lifting) Equipment Coverage & Space Recommendations (434 KB, PDF)
  Guidelines for equipment used for patient-handling that addresses coverage and installation issues surrounding ceiling-mounted lifts, and coverage and storage issues for portable/floor-based lifts.
• Employee Health Promotion Disease Prevention Guidebook
  Policies, procedures, and guidelines established to create the Employee Health Promotion Disease Prevention program

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