New Study Lifts the Curtain on Clean Coal
from Reuters
 A new study from West Virginia University exposes one more dirty little secret about America's favorite fossil fuel, coal. Though coal mining is touted as an economic boon to local communities, the study reviews mortality statistics to conclude that coal mining communities in Appalachia are among the weakest economies in their home states, and in the country.
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CDC Recommendations for State and Local Planning for a 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Vaccination Program
from CDC
The purpose of this document is to describe planning scenarios for state and local governments to target high-priority populations for vaccination in order to reduce the health and societal impact of the novel H1N1 influenza virus.
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Tips for Sick Workers
from Occupational Health & Safety
According to Dr. Mary Capelli-Schellpfeffer, medical director of Loyola University Health System Occupational Health Services, people who come to work sick are more likely to hinder than help their company.
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Primary Care Physician Decrease Connected to Unfavorable Work Conditions
from Occupational Health & Safety
Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Study Links Nitrosamines to Mortality in Diabetes, Other Diseases
from Med Page Today
Rising mortality rates for diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease in recent decades parallel increased exposure to nitrosamines in the food supply and environment, researchers found.
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In today's fragile economic climate, organizations can't afford to have runaway health care costs, let alone a sick workplace. In his landmark book, Dee Edington, PhD., Director of the U-M Health Management Research Center, draws on his 30-plus years of experience and research to show how organizations can manage escalating health care costs while keeping their workforces healthy and productive. More
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OSHA Backs Illinois State Public Employee Protection Plan
from Occupational Health & Safety
An OSHA notice published in the July 10 edition of the Federal Register would approve a new Illinois state public employee protection plan. Illinois has applied for approval to develop a public employee-only occupational safety and health program to be administered by the Illinois Department of Labor.
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