Occupational health in Mexico.
This article describes the current situation of occupational health (OH) in Mexico, including socioeconomic context, legislation, health system, and educative and investigative resources, as well as the practice of OH. Workplace accidents per 100 workers decreased from 7.23 to 2.3 workers in 20 years; deaths decreased from 1.68 to 0.9 per 10,000 workers, while the occupational disease rate increased from 0.6 to 1 per 10,000 workers. This can be interpreted as an improvement in preventive measures as well as problems of recognition and registry. In Mexico OH faces challenges that range from needs for professional training and performance to needs for development of legal measures, coordination, information, and research.
Sánchez-Román
Francisco Raúl
FR
Unidad de Investigación en Salud en el Tra bajo, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Cuauhtémoc, DF Mexico. raul.sanchezr@imss.gob.mx
Juárez-Pérez
Cuauhtémoc Arturo
CA
Aguilar Madrid
Guadalupe
G
Haro-García
Luis
L
Borja-Aburto
Víctor Hugo
VH
Claudio
Luz
L
D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D016272:Occupational Health