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Policy, progress and occupational health
Author(s) -
Wilkinson C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00643.x
Subject(s) - ethos , health promotion , public health , nursing , health policy , occupational safety and health , occupational health nursing , dimension (graph theory) , public relations , relation (database) , promotion (chess) , political science , medicine , politics , mathematics , database , computer science , pure mathematics , law
In 2003, the Department of Health in England launched a new policy, which encourages occupational nurses to take on dimensions within their role linked to a public health ethos. This article is intended to explore one dimension of public health through the vehicle of health promotion. Suggestions are made regarding the development of the role of the occupational health nurse, particularly in relation to research, evaluation and information sharing through regional and national networks.