Occupational Health

"Occupational Health" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The promotion and maintenance of physical and mental health in the work environment.

Descriptor ID	D016272
MeSH Number(s)	N01.400.525
Concept/Terms	Occupational Health Occupational Health Health, Occupational Industrial Hygiene Industrial Hygiene Hygiene, Industrial Industrial Health Health, Industrial Safety, Occupational Safety, Occupational Occupational Safety Employee Health Employee Health Health, Employee

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Health Care [N]
Population Characteristics [N01]
Health [N01.400]
Occupational Health [N01.400.525]

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Bar chart showing 155 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	6	0	6
1997	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	2	0	2
2000	2	0	2
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	2	2
2003	3	1	4
2004	1	1	2
2005	2	1	3
2006	3	6	9
2007	5	0	5
2008	4	1	5
2009	3	2	5
2010	7	4	11
2011	5	4	9
2012	2	4	6
2013	6	1	7
2014	0	1	1
2015	7	5	12
2016	6	4	10
2017	6	4	10
2018	3	3	6
2019	8	2	10
2020	6	5	11
2021	3	2	5
2022	1	0	1
2023	2	0	2
2024	3	1	4
2025	2	0	2

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Schulte PA, Pot FD, Iavicoli I, Leso V, Fontana L, Almeida IM, Antunes ED, Araujo TM, Caraballo-Arias Y, Balogun MO, Buralli R, Choi WJ, Cotrim T, Fischer FM, Fisher DL, Martinez MC, de Anchieta Messias I, Oakman J, Olympio KPK, Omokhodion F, Popkin SM, Ribeiro H, Pratap P, Salmen-Navarro A, Violante FS. Furthering decent work by expanding the role of occupational safety and health. Work. 2025 Feb; 80(2):680-690.

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Meenan R, Buller DB, Berteletti J, Henry KL, Buller MK, Cutter GR, Pagoto S, Adjei I, Chirico N. Economic Evaluation of Two Scalability Strategies for Nationwide Dissemination of an Occupational Sun Safety Intervention in a Randomized Trial. J Occup Environ Med. 2025 Jul 01; 67(7):498-506.

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Gynning BE, Karlsson E, Teoh K, Gustavsson P, Christiansen F, Brulin E. Contextualising the job demands-resources model: a cross-sectional study of the psychosocial work environment across different healthcare professions. Hum Resour Health. 2024 11 19; 22(1):77.

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Dobson M, Faghri P, Landsbergis P, LeGrande D, Nobrega S, Punnett L, Rice S, Schnall P, Bahruth A, Baker D, Baron S, Blustein D, Cavallari J, Cherniack M, Fazen L, Goldstein-Gelb M, Gomez-Ortiz V, Gonz?lez-Morales MG, Hammer LB, Hughes JC, LaMontagne AD, Martinez J, Namie G, Persaud E, Pratap P, Rodriguez M, Rosen J, Rosskam E, Rospenda KM, Sallman S, Sembajwe G, Sinclair R, Stock L, Wrightson K, Yamada D, Yang LQ, Yelin E, Zelnick J, Zoeckler J. Re: Schulte et al., "An urgent call to address work-related psychosocial hazards and improve worker well-being": It's time to develop a national regulation regarding work-related psychosocial hazards. Am J Ind Med. 2024 Nov; 67(11):1050-1052.

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Nobrega S, Zhang Y, Hendrickson Lohmeier J, Cavallari JM. Development and psychometric evaluation of a Total Worker Health? practice scale. Ann Work Expo Health. 2024 Jun 06; 68(5):466-475.

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Nobrega S, Zhang Y. Let's Learn Together! A Mixed-Methods Study to Assess Readiness for Interprofessional Education on Total Worker Health? Practice. Workplace Health Saf. 2024 06; 72(6):223-233.

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Adjognon OL, Cohen-Bearak A, Kaitz J, Bokhour BG, Chatelain L, Charns MP, Mohr DC. Factors affecting the implementation of employee whole health in the veterans health administration: a qualitative evaluation. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jun 08; 23(1):600.

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Hansen AF, Hasle P, Caroly S, Reinhold K, J?rvis M, Herrig AO, Heiberg BD, S?gaard K, Punnett L, Jensen Stochkendahl M. Participatory ergonomics: What works for whom and why? A realist review. Ergonomics. 2024 Jan; 67(1):13-33.

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Goff SL, Wallace K, Putnam N, Fernandes M, Chow E, DaCosta M, Clary K. A Qualitative Study of Health Workers' Experiences During Early Surges in the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.: Implications for Ongoing Occupational Health Challenges. Front Public Health. 2022; 10:780711.

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Fischer FM, Martinez MC, Alfredo CH, Silva-Junior JS, Oakman J, Cotrim T, Fisher D, Popkin S, Petery GA, Schulte PA. Aging and the Future of Decent Work. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 08 24; 18(17).

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