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Occupational Health and the Performing Arts: An Introduction.
J Occup Environ Med
September 2017
Health in the Arts Program, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois (Drs Hinkamp, Duvall); University College, London, UK (Dr Morton); York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Krasnow); University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico (Dr Virginia Wilmerding); Orthopaedic Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois (Dr Dawson); Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, New York (Dr Stewart); Chicago Institute for Voice Care, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Sims, Ms Reed); Retired, CPWR Center for Construction Research and Training, Washington, DC (Dr McCann).
Objective: Workplace hazards in the performing arts cause injuries, disabilities, and deaths every year. Occupational health professionals are familiar with most of these hazards and are particularly qualified to contribute to efforts to reduce them. This article reviews current health issues in the performing arts and highlights opportunities for occupational health contributions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOccupational Health and the Visual Arts: An Introduction.
J Occup Environ Med
September 2017
Health in the Arts Program, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Hinkamp); CPWR The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland (Dr McCann); and The Actors Fund of America, New York, New York (Ms Babin).
Objective: Occupational hazards in the visual arts often involve hazardous materials, though hazardous equipment and hazardous work conditions can also be found. Occupational health professionals are familiar with most of these hazards and are particularly qualified to contribute clinical and preventive expertise to these issues.
Methods: Articles illustrating visual arts health issues were sought and reviewed.
Occupational Health and the Arts.
J Occup Environ Med
September 2017
Health in the Arts Program, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, IL (Dr Hinkamp); CPWR, The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, MD (Dr McCann); and The Actors Fund of America, New York, NY (Dr Babin).
Objective: Work in the visual arts, performing arts, and writing can involve exposures to occupational hazards, including hazardous materials, equipment, and conditions, but few art workplaces have strong occupational health resources. Literature searches were conducted for articles that illustrate these concerns.
Methods: Medical databases were searched for art-related health articles.