Fernandez-Tardon G, Gan RK, Rodriguez-Suarez MM, Tardon A, Arcos-González P. Total worker health
® based
Helicobacter pylori public health prevention strategy.
CURRENT OPINION IN EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2024;
3:33-39. [PMID:
38863480 PMCID:
PMC11163978 DOI:
10.1097/pxh.0000000000000035]
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Abstract
Purpose of review
This review aims to explore the public health approach for Helicobacter pylori Infection Prevention within the Total Worker Health (TWH) framework strategy.
Recent findings
The review identifies certain occupations considered high-risk groups for H. pylori infection. It underscores primary, secondary, and tertiary public health preventive measures align with the TWH approach. Within this framework, the role of raising awareness, emphasizing infection control, worker hygiene, risk assessment, and ensuring healthcare accessibility is emphasized. The importance of early detection, treatment, eradication, and a TWH approach emerges as a central theme. The TWH approach offers a holistic perspective, intertwining occupation-related health risks with overall health and well being.
Summary
Adopting the TWH approach, coupled with household-based infection control and eradication strategies, can significantly reduce H. pylori prevalence, fostering a healthier workforce and diminishing long-term healthcare costs. The review underscores the importance of recognizing H. pylori as an occupational disease. It calls for further research into the "one-health" perspective on H. pylori transmission dynamics.
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