New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy最新文献

Demonstration of a Home Laundering Method for Cloth Facepieces to Achieve Hygienic and Sustainable Reuse. 示范家居洗布方法，以达致卫生及可持续再利用。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-08 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251334843

William Mackay, Chris Baglin, Paul Baglin, Claire Chalmers, Fiona Henriquez, Ngozi Amaeze

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Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers in Massachusetts in 2020. 2020年COVID-19对马萨诸塞州医护人员的影响

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251339274

Devan Hawkins, Judith Pare, Christine Pontus, Alfred DeMaria, Laura Punnett, Jonathan D Rosen

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A Tribute to Katherine Lippel. 向凯瑟琳·里佩尔致敬。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251316709

Stephanie Premji

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Claim Suppression of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses Among Precariously Employed Immigrant Workers in Ontario. 安大略省不稳定就业移民工人的职业伤害和疾病索赔抑制。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.1177/10482911241312387

Stephanie Premji, Momtaz Begum, Kishower Laila

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The Struggle for Sustainable Return to Work Among Injured Workers in Situations of Vulnerability: Policy, Practice and the Canadian Context. 脆弱情况下受伤工人可持续重返工作岗位的斗争：政策、实践和加拿大背景。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251317582

Stephanie Premji, Barb Neis, Ellen MacEachen, Glenn Shor

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Return to Work After Injuries: Legal Challenges for Seafarers in Canada. 受伤后重返工作岗位：加拿大海员面临的法律挑战。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-25 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251317583

Desai Shan, Alex Medley, Barbara Neis, Contessa Small

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Organizational and Structural Factors in Building the Therapeutic Alliance in a Work Rehabilitation Program With Injured Immigrant Workers in Quebec. 魁北克受伤移民工人工作康复计划中建立治疗联盟的组织和结构因素。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-30 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251314147

Daniel Côté, Maude Arsenault, Jessica Dubé

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Using Dialogue to Address Jurisdictional Inequities in Access to Return to Work Resources and Identify Policy Weaknesses for Workers in Situations of Vulnerability. 利用对话解决在获得重返工作资源方面的司法不平等问题，并确定弱势工人的政策弱点。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251319005

Anya Keefe, Barbara Neis, Kim Cullen, Desai Shan

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Reviewer Thank You: January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024. 谢谢您：2024年1月1日- 2024年12月31日。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-02 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251316697

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Perverse Outcomes: Notes From the Field on How Financial Incentives in Ontario's Workers' Compensation System Cause Harm to a Public Institution and Create a New Occupational Hazard. 反常的结果：来自安大略省工人赔偿制度的财政激励如何对公共机构造成伤害并产生新的职业危害的现场注释。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-26 DOI: 10.1177/10482911251314183

Marion Endicott

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