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| SangWoo TakSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Excess risk of head and chest colds among teachers and other school workersSangWoo Tak
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
J Sch Health 81:560-5. 2011..This analysis examined whether teachers and other school workers are at higher risk of head/chest cold compared to all other workers in the United States...- Physical ergonomic hazards in highway tunnel construction: overview from the Construction Occupational Health ProgramSangWoo Tak
Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Appl Ergon 42:665-71. 2011..Numerous opportunities exist for the development and implementation of ergonomic interventions to protect the health and safety of construction workers... - Racial and ethnic disparities in work-related injuries and socio-economic resources among nursing assistants employed in US nursing homesSangWoo Tak
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Am J Ind Med 53:951-9. 2010..We aimed to estimate the proportion of nursing assistants (NAs) in the US with work-related injuries and insufficient socio-economic resources by race/ethnicity... 
Workplace assaults on nursing assistants in US nursing homes: a multilevel analysisSangWoo Tak
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Am J Public Health 100:1938-45. 2010..We examined risk factors for injuries to nursing assistants from assaults by nursing home residents at both the individual and the organizational level...- The estimated national burden of physical ergonomic hazards among US workersSangWoo Tak
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Am J Ind Med 54:395-404. 2011..To estimate the national burden of physical ergonomic hazards among working adults in the US... - Exposure to hazardous workplace noise and use of hearing protection devices among US workers--NHANES, 1999-2004SangWoo Tak
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Am J Ind Med 52:358-71. 2009..To estimate the prevalence of workplace noise exposure and use of hearing protection devices (HPDs) at noisy work, NIOSH analyzed 1999-2004 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)... - Variability in risk factors for knee injury in constructionSangWoo Tak
Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 6:113-20. 2009..Homogenous exposure groups are not easily defined from the readily available organizational features of construction work... - Characteristics of US workers whose blood lead levels trigger the medical removal protection provision, and conformity with biological monitoring requirements, 2003-2005SangWoo Tak
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Am J Ind Med 51:691-700. 2008..This study estimates the proportion of workers with BLLs that trigger the medical removal provision by industry sector, and examines whether workers received appropriate follow-up blood lead testing... - Hearing difficulty attributable to employment by industry and occupation: an analysis of the National Health Interview Survey--United States, 1997 to 2003SangWoo Tak
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:46-56. 2008..To estimate the national burden of hearing difficulty among workers in US industries and occupations... 
Floodwater exposure and the related health symptoms among firefighters in New Orleans, Louisiana 2005SangWoo Tak
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Am J Ind Med 50:377-82. 2007..Concerns over increased reports of physical health symptoms thought to be related to floodwater exposure among New Orleans firefighters prompted a health hazard evaluation of firefighters following Hurricane Katrina...- Depressive symptoms among firefighters and related factors after the response to Hurricane KatrinaSangWoo Tak
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
J Urban Health 84:153-61. 2007..The results underscore the need for the incorporation of physical and psychological health follow-up of emergency responders after natural disasters to better understand, monitor, and treat their health conditions... - Characterization of lead in US workplaces using data from OSHA's integrated management information systemScott A Henn
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies DSHEFS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Am J Ind Med 54:356-65. 2011..Lead hazards continue to be encountered in the workplace. OSHA's Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) is the largest available database containing sampling results in US workplaces... - Mental health outcomes in police personnel after Hurricane KatrinaChristine West
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
J Occup Environ Med 50:689-95. 2008..We examined symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) personnel who provided law enforcement and relief services to affected communities following Hurricane Katrina... - The prevalence of short sleep duration by industry and occupation in the National Health Interview SurveySara E Luckhaupt
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Sleep 33:149-59. 2010..g., manufacturing and service) and occupations with long work-weeks (e.g., managerial/professional, sales, and transportation) is associated with an increased risk of short sleep duration... - Lung cancer risk among construction workers in California, 1988-2007Geoffrey M Calvert
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Am J Ind Med 55:412-22. 2012..Although lung cancer risks can vary by race/ethnicity and by construction occupation, these risks have not been examined extensively... - Influenza vaccination coverage among US nursing home nursing assistants: the role of working conditionsMatthew Groenewold
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Alice Hamilton Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
J Am Med Dir Assoc 13:85.e17-23. 2012..To estimate influenza vaccination coverage among nursing assistants (NAs) working in US nursing homes, and to identify demographic and occupational predictors of vaccination status among NAs... - Estimating the global burden of low back pain attributable to combined occupational exposuresLaura Punnett
Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
Am J Ind Med 48:459-69. 2005..There is little information about the global burden of non-traumatic low back pain (LBP) attributable to the effects of physical and psychosocial occupational stressors... - Risk of infections associated with improperly reprocessed transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy equipmentFernanda Lessa
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 29:289-93. 2008..An investigation was initiated to assess the risks of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and bacteria during prostate biopsies... - Promoting and protecting worker health and safety in the Republic of Korea agricultural sectorGeoffrey M Calvert
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
J Agromedicine 17:326-37. 2012..This information can also guide other countries to reduce agricultural hazards... - Work schedules and health behavior outcomes at a large manufacturerP Timothy Bushnell
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
Ind Health 48:395-405. 2010..6), 10 and 12 h night and 8 h rotating shift (RR=1.4); No exercise: 8, 10, and 12 h rotating shifts (RR=1.2 to 1.3), 12 h day schedules (RR=1.3). Obesity (BMI > or = 30): 8 and 10 h night shifts (RR=1.3 and 1.4, respectively)... - The association of major depressive episodes with income inequality and the human development indexManuel Cifuentes
Work Environment Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Kitson Hall 200, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, USA
Soc Sci Med 67:529-39. 2008..39), one would expect to see an increase in the prevalence of MDE from 4.0% to 6.2%. These findings raise important questions about the role of income inequality on social forces that can lead to depression...