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Issues in notification: Reflections of a public health worker
Author(s) -
Rudolph Linda
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700230109
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , notification system , partner notification , health care , public relations , order (exchange) , nursing , family medicine , business , economic growth , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , paleontology , computer network , syphilis , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , economics , biology , finance
The objectives of notification are to inform individuals of research results so that they can make informed choices regarding health care and risk reduction behaviors, and to inform workers and employers of results and recommendations in order to take actions to improve workplace health and safety. Many questions confront researchers or public health workers engaged in notification efforts. Who should be notified? What information should be included in notification materials? When should notification occur? How and where should notification take place? What is the socioeconomic context in which notification is occurring? This article presents a public health worker's perspective on these issues. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.