title: [Disability management: a new approach to prevention].
abstract: Disability Management (DM) is a workplace prevention and care strategy aimed at having healthier and more productive workers and improving company competitiveness. The DM process consists of 4 phases: wellbeing promotion, preventive measures, early intervention and case management. To be successful, DM requires a team approach which co-involves DM experts, employees, supervisors, human resource management staff, union representatives, physicians and other health operators.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agostinelli
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannocci
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: von Pinoci
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boccia
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control*; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007750:Labor Unions; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016272:Occupational Health; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D014481:United States