Work
Volume 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

Pilot project in developing community rehabilitation service for migrant workers suffering from pneumoconiosis in Mainland China (Article)

Lo H.Y.L.K.* , Luo X.Y. , Lau C.M.J. , Wong K.Y.L.
  • a Hong Kong Workers Health Centre, 87-105 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • b Guangdong Provincial Work Injury Rehabilitation Resource Center, Guangdong Province, China
  • c Hong Kong Workers Health Centre, 87-105 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • d Hong Kong Workers Health Centre, 87-105 Chatham Road South, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Abstract

Pneumoconiosis is one of the major occupational health problems in China and increasing numbers of migrant workers suffered from this occupational disease after working in a dusty environment for few years. These migrant workers panicked after being diagnosed as suffering from pneumoconiosis and facing physiological disturbances including progressive dyspnea, respiratory failure or complications like silico-tuberculosis after their return to their rural village. This article reviews the preliminary results of a community rehabilitation pilot project conducted in a rural village in Guizhou, one of the provinces in southwest China. It shares the joint effort of professionals from Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR on supporting the migrant workers to manage and cope with this occupational disease. Finally, strategies including early intervention were suggested to help migrant workers to manage the disease. Most importantly, occupational health promotion and prevention were urged as the measures of utmost importance in reducing the risk for migrant workers suffering from pneumoconiosis. © 2007 IOS Press. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

Migrant workers pneumoconiosis Community rehabilitation

Index Keywords

China rural area health promotion human middle aged Occupational Diseases Rehabilitation Centers program development migrant worker Humans early intervention Interviews as Topic male female pilot study primary prevention clinical article Article vocational rehabilitation adult pneumoconiosis community reintegration Transients and Migrants risk reduction occupational hazard Cooperative Behavior Pilot Projects
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ISSN: 10519815
Original Language: English