title: Approaching the 21st century. Congressional agenda for health care and occupational health.
abstract: 1. Major health related legislative issues for occupational health nurses in the 1990s are OSH Act reform and restructure of the health care system. 2. OSHA reform issues have been consolidated into the Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act (S1622 and HR3160). 3. Health care reform is being addressed by many legislative initiatives and by organized nursing in Nursing's Agenda for Health Care Reform. 4. As the professional association for occupational health nurses, AAOHN serves as an advocate for the profession with the federal government.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Babbitz
mesh_terms: D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States