title: Health services at the Kennedy Space Center.
abstract: Comprehensive occupational health services are provided to approximately 17,000 workers at the Kennedy Space Center and an additional 6000 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. These areas cover about 120,000 acres encompassing part of the Merritt Island Wild Life Refuge and wetlands which are the habitat of numerous endangered and protected species of wildlife. The services provided at the Kennedy Space Center optimally assure a safe and healthy working environment for the employees engaged in the preparation and launching of this country's Space Shuttle and other important space exploration programs.
authors.affiliation: Occupational, Environmental and Emergency Medical Services, Kennedy Space Center.
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Humbert
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Tipton
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D005431:Florida; D006077:Government Agencies; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D016272:Occupational Health; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D011315:Preventive Medicine