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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

D. Management Support

- Higher level management support crucial for securing
funds for WHP

- Middle management support important for release of staff
to attend WHP activities

E. Workplace Environment and Structure

- Lack of on-site facilities

- Lack of channels for communicating with employees (ie
no face to face or email contact between HR managers and

employees)

F. Lack of information about types of activities

Difficult accessibility to information on WHP, particularly ideas about
types of activities they could provide or access that would appeal to a
broad range of ages, interests and ability levels.

Occupational Health Nursing

Occupational/environmental health nursing is defined as a specialty
practice that provides for and delivers health and safety programs and

services to workers, worker populations and community groups.
Practice focuses on promotion and restoration of health, prevention of

injury and illness and protection from occupational and environmental
hazards. Practitioners combine their knowledge of public health and

business with their health care expertise to provide a safe and healthy
work and community environment.

Role of the occupational health nurse in workplace health
management

The occupational health nurse may fulfill several often interrelated and

complementary roles in workplace health management including
clinician, specialist, manager, coordinator, health educator, counselor
and researcher.

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