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Environmental and Occupational Screening Questions for the Primary Care Setting

Preguntas para sondear en los lugares de atencion a la salud

Year Developed: 2007

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, CMOs, etc) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors PCAs

Language(s): English and Spanish

Developed by: Migrant Clinicians Network (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: Three concise and effective environmental/occupational health screening questions for the primary care provider. English/Spanish resource

Resource Details: Immigrant and migrant populations work in some of the riskiest industries in the country including agriculture, forestry, fishing and construction. Immigrants have higher rates of injury and fatality compared to workers in other sectors. In fact, foreign born workers are more likely to die on the job than those born in the U.S. MCN recognizes that migrant clinicians, like the majority of primary health care providers, lack expertise in recognizing and managing work-related injuries and illnesses. Given the competing demands and severe time constraints in primary care, clinicians struggle with ways to incorporate occupational medicine into their day-to-day efforts.

Resource Topic: , Clinical Issues, Quality, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Workforce, Health Equity

Resource Subtopic: Development and Training, Population Health, , Data, Tools, and Dashboards, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Quality Improvement.

Keywords: Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAW), Injury and Violence Prevention, Occupational Health and Safety.