Medical Surveillance

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-016886",
  "term": "Medical Surveillance",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A periodic comprehensive review of a worker's health status; acceptable elements of such surveillance program are listed in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards for asbestos.\n\n2. Monitoring of potentially exposed individuals to detect early symptoms of disease.\n\n3. Medical surveillance is the strategy used to determine if common experiences exist within specific categories or classes of injury/illness. If common experiences are identified, then intervention, control, or additional investigation can be initiated if needed. Medical surveillance focuses on the population rather than on individual workers.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment",
    "CDC Epidemiology Glossary",
    "EPA Emergency Responder Health and Safety Manual - Chapter 3: Medical Surveillance Program"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/medical-surveillance/"
}