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Health and Safety Tips

Responding to a request from my friend who asked for tips on health and safety, then this article is created from various sources

In the era golbalisasi demanding the implementation of Health and Safety  in every workplace including in the health sector. For that we need to develop and improve the health sector K3 as low as possible in order to reduce the risk of accidents and diseases arising from employment relationships, and increase productivity and efficiency.

In the implementation of the daily work of employees / workers in the health sector is no exception in hospitals and offices, will be exposed to the risk of hazards in the workplace. These risks range from the mildest to the most severe depending on the type of work.

From the results of health research in the Hospital, around 1505 women workers in Paris hospitals experiencing musculoskeletal disorders (16%) where 47% of the interference of pain in the spine and hip. And reported also in 5057 female nurses in 18 hospitals found 566 female nurses a causal relationship between exposure to anesthetic gases neoropsikologi symptoms which include nausea, fatigue, tingling, cramps in arms and hands.

In offices, a study of a modern office building in Singapore reported that the 312 respondents found 33% experienced symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Complaints they generally get tired of 45%, 40% clogged nose, headache 46%, skin redness 16%, 43% dry throat, eye irritation 37%, weak 31%.

In Act No. 23 of 1992 on Health, article 23 of the occupational health occupational health stated that efforts must take place in every workplace, in particular workplaces that have a major health hazard for workers to work in a healthy manner without endangering yourself itself and the surrounding community, to obtain optimal work productivity, in line with labor protection program.

Beware! 30 Diseases Global Warming

Data Based world Health Organization (WHO) recorded that there were as many as 30 new diseases that emerged during the year 1976-2008 due to climate change and global warming.

The emergence of this disease due to geothermal temperatures continue to rise. The most obvious is a disease of dengue fever, cholera, diarrhea, followed by a very deadly ebola virus. According to WHO, health problems caused by global warming is more felt by developing countries is still poor mainly because of lack of funds that could no longer carry out various programs and emergency response preparation.

To overcome the adverse effects of climate change on human health, it can not be done alone by their respective countries. These efforts will only succeed if it is done through global cooperation, such as increased surveillance and control of infectious diseases, ensuring the growing use of ground water receded, and coordinate emergency health measures.

It is all important because climate change is clearly a result of human activities that do not care about the balance of nature, which then serious implications on public health. In addition to causing health problems, climate change also resulted in a variety of natural disasters is very large.

Do not hesitate, let’s save the Earth now! Start with simple things that you and your family can do, such as saving electricity and water, reduce use of plastic bags, sifting through garbage in accordance type

Knowledge about Current Issues

The compilation in this work is shared by authors of accredited qualifications and experience belonging to different fields of knowledge.

As its title indicates, Prevention is a new emerging discipline that encompasses and is contained in turn by the various sciences, natural, social and human. The synergy between the work on biological, psychological and sociocultural, and their interactive influences converge in the prevention of mental disorders, as well as preventing recurrences, comorbidity, disability and severe physical and mental suffering.

The book aims to Provide knowledge about current issues and the contributions of developers and preventive approaches in health, that is, decreasing mental disorders in the population

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Tips Buying Health Insurance

The cost of health  can be fairly expensive, so we just went to the doctor could be a few hundred thousand (depending on the disease and treatment that we choose), not to mention if she should be hospitalized in the hospital.

Especially for those whose income is not fixed (freelance, or self-employed) so ill can-can deplete savings, also for the employees who still have a variety of mortgage (mortgage, car payments, etc.) extra spending big enough can certainly interfere with installment-payment these installments.
At times like this are usually people start to realize the importance of health insurance. Although at times the office provides health insurance (including family), often amounts to the claim is still insufficient medical expenses.

These days though it was a lot of people have started to realize insurance (including health insurance, which usually ‘burn’ after the time-out), sometimes we can still be wrong to buy insurance as well.
Here are tips carefully before buying insurance that we need to consider:

1. Do not be tempted company based in luxurious locations, because it does not guarantee the quality of the company. Learn your company profile to know the company’s financial reputation. How much Risk Base Capital (RBC) and which companies are the guarantors of reinsurance.

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The Right Food for Healthy Skin

1. Low-fat yogurt. Derivative products are low-fat dairy but rich in vitamin A. It was common knowledge when the vitamin is essential for the skin. Even if you have thyroid problems or diabetes, this is a good reason to store food.

2. Berry. Fruits such as plums, strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries contain many antioxidants. That means it’s a good fruit for the consumption of healthy and beautiful skin.

3. Salmon. Your skin needs fatty acids. When the fish are not included in your menu list, could be replaced with walnuts, vegetable or canola oil. All three have the same result. Omega 3 and Omega 6 is important, but this fatty acid can make the body more healthy.

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