[Priority in occupational health in the USL 10 area of Florence].

G Ital Med Lav Ergon

Dipartimento di Prevenzione, ASL 10 (master PROFEA), Firenze.

Published: April 2004

In order to experience a method for the choice in Public Health, a list of the problems in occupational health in Florence has been characterized one, using for the definition of the priorities a "Minnesota Department of Health's Community Health Services Planning Manual--Guidelines for Local Public Health Agencies: CHS Plan Cycle 2002-2003". The following priorities problems of health are emerged in order of: exposure to chemistries in agricultural workers, fatal and serious injures among construction and agricultural workers, musculoskeletal disorders by biomechanical overload of the upper limbs, hearing loss. For everyone of they, has been indicated a possible strategy.

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