The role of podiatrists in occupational health.
The podiatrist's role in occupational health is variable and depends on the type of programs offered to workers, methods of financing and delivering services, and contractual arrangements with management or labor. A positive and necessary impact on occupation-related disorders of the foot may be provided by the podiatrist at three levels of care: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention or care.
D009783:Dermatitis, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000517:prevention & control; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000517:prevention & control; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States