Advancing global public health with occupational epidemiology

The 2023 International Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) meeting in Mumbai, India focused on the theme: ‘Occupational Health Epidemiology: Need for Concerted Action’. I had the honor of being invited to deliver the Lifetime Achievement Oration. I prepared for this daunting task by considering why occupational epidemiology is important for global public health and what the field’s distinctive contributions are. Here, I summarise my responses to these questions, drawing particularly from the COVID-19 pandemic. My remarks were addressed to occupational epidemiologists, but I believe they are relevant to those in overlapping fields including environmental epidemiology, occupational hygiene and occupational medicine. All of public health, including epidemiology, is at an inflection point as the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. We, in occupational epidemiology, have an opportunity to use the increased visibility and credibility of our pandemic work to advocate for our field and for our students as they look...
Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tags: Editor's choice Editorial Source Type: research