The Occupational Health Blog

• NMS
• May 21, 2012

The month of May marks Hepatitis Awareness Month. For the next three days, we will be covering the disease with separate postings on each type of Hepatitis (A, B and C). The scary part about Hepatitis is that millions of Americans are unknowingly living with the disease. Hepatitis B & C can lead to chronic diseases such as liver cancer. We will discuss how to screen for Hepatitis and. protect your employees from the disease.

• NMS
• May 17, 2012

Did you know that May is Employee Health and Fitness Month? Initiated by The National Association for Health & Fitness in 1989, and in a partnership with ACTIVE Life, the initiative encourages employers and employees to participate in healthy behavior changes "one healthy moment and one healthy group at a time". Employers: Here are 40 moments and group activities to incorporate into your work day to help you and your employees get healthy!

• NMS
• May 16, 2012
• Tags: national womens health week, employee health, prevention, heart disease, breast cancer, prevention screenings

Did you know that it's National Women's Health Week? National Women's Health Week is a weeklong observance initiated by the US Department of Health and Human Services with the goal of promoting women's health.

• NMS
• May 11, 2012

Occupational guidelines and laws are now in place to avoid asbestos, but unfortunately exposure still occurs. Here are five tips to help you avoid exposure

• NMS
• May 01, 2012
• Tags: urine drug testing, lab based urine drug test, instant urine drug test, vendor credentialing

Every year new drug screening solutions are offered to employers. Electronic, instant, point of collection, saliva, hair. Out of these solutions, one of the oldest methods still proves to be the best option for employers.