Introduction to maritime health To be at sea is to be away from the environment in which humans evolved and in which most people live. Maritime health is a medical discipline concerned with recognition, ...
... placed on health and lives of the seafarers, has changed radically. Today, the health of seafarers is perhaps the most treasured of all goods carried at sea and considered the key to both safe and prosperous ...
TIM CARTER What is health promotion? The World Health Organization's (WHO) 2005 Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World defines health promotion as ‘the process of enabling people ...
... Living & Learning (ALL) Institute, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. 3. Health Service Executive, Ireland. 4. Olomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), Palacký University, ...
BOB BRIDGER, JONATHAN EARTHY, VIET DUNG VU Introduction BRIDGER Many of the physical health hazards to which seafarers are exposed on board differ little from those to which workers are exposed ashore ...
... and efficiency of maritime businesses and in safeguarding the health, safety and welfare of those who work in them. There are hundreds of maritime organisations of this sort. Those directly relevant to ...
ROB VERBIST Port healthcare Introduction Port healthcare is a niche in medical practice. The proximity of a port, ships and those on board leads to specific demands on health care. Port ...
TIM CARTER Further information on the principles of health risk management is available in Ch xxx Risk assessment The health effects of many hazardous agents are well known. In some cases such as ...
... present with tooth ache, bleeding from the gums or bad breath. Poor oral hygiene has also been linked to other health issues including cardiovascular disease[5], respiratory disease, rheumatoid arthritis[6], ...
... at sea are all components of maritime health. A range of disciplines is involved in identifying, preventing and managing the risk and thus ensuring that maritime work and leisure activities can be fulfilling ...
... crew management to specialist contractors. The systematic management of health, safety and environmental risk has been a relatively late addition to the risk reduction techniques used in the maritime ...
TIM CARTER, SUZANNE STANNARD The terms maritime health and maritime medicine are often used interchangeably. There are, however, important differences. Maritime health practice can best be considered ...
EILIF DAHL Passenger Health Passenger or seafarer? The Maritime Labour Convention of 2006 (MLC) [1] states that seafarers are entitled to the same quality of care as workers ashore. It defines a ...
The Textbook of Maritime Health is a comprehensive learning tool aimed at providing health professionals and others with a complete overview of the field of maritime medicine, free of charge. The Textbook ...
The textbook was first launched in November 2009, edited by Aksel Schreiner and with the aim of providing a comprehensive, web based and freely available source of information on the health, welfare and ...
... research is focused on epidemiology of infectious disease related to cross-border health threats, maritime health, water safety and health and hygiene on cruise ships. She has been working as the manager ...