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Improving readiness and fitness of the active military force through occupational medicine tenets
- Source :
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 41(12)
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- The United States Military deploys its forces with minimal lead time. These forces must be medically qualified and physically fit for any locale and mission scenario, Historically, up to half of the force identified for deployment at any given time were not medically qualified. Matching individuals to specific occupations using validated medical and physical performance standards is an occupational medicine tenet that increases the effectiveness and efficiency of the workforce. To establish a cost-effective, valid medical program ensuring a fit and ready force, the military must: (1) develop validated physical fitness/occupational standards ; (2) consolidate one fitness standard for males/females on the basis of workload requirements; (3) eliminate differing age standards; (4) provide statistically relevant medical screening, testing for health maintenance, and fitness for duty; and (5) mandate one joint medical standard for all military services.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Matching (statistics)
Occupational Medicine
Adolescent
Physical fitness
Occupational medicine
Reference Values
medicine
Humans
Mass Screening
Military Medicine
Aged
Medical education
business.industry
Body Weight
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Age Factors
Workload
Middle Aged
Military Personnel
Software deployment
Physical Fitness
Workforce
Body Composition
Mandate
Female
business
Lead time
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10762752
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a46cafa90236ea237746239826ceaf2b