A Sentinel Health Event (SHE) is a preventable disease, disability, or untimely death whose
occurrence serves as a warning signal that the quality of preventive and/or therapeutic …

An occupational sentinel health event (SHE [O]) is a disease, disability, or untimely death,
which is occupationally related and whose occurrence may: 1) provide the impetus for …

Epidemiologic surveillance is the ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and
interpretation of data related to health. This information is used to plan, implement, and …

Although many states have laws that require health providers to report cases of occupational
illness and injury, most states do not maintain a comprehensive system that actively …

Occupational health is a field within public health devoted to the prevention of occupational
disease and injury. Public health professionals and others with responsibilities or interest in …

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992). The term “surveillance” is derived from the French word
meaning “to watch over”. In public health, surveillance was originally developed as part of …

Medical screening and biological monitoring are two tech-niquesin a continuum of practices
used to prevent occupational disease. Medical screening is the examination of workers for …

Surveillance is the collection, analysis, and dissemination of results for the purpose of
prevention. Surveillance tells us what our problems are, how big they are, where the …

During the past half century, traumatic injuries have emerged as a pre-em inent public
health challenge. Injury is the leading cause of hospitalization and death in persons younger …

The problems and prospects in the field of occupational safety and health have been
epitomized by the dangers, acute and chronic, from the flood of new products our technology …