Caring for Aging Parents
Work/Life Connections
As parents age, it is important for the whole family to discuss financial issues, health needs, and other important lifestyle decisions. While these can be difficult conversations to have, it is important to pro-actively make plans before a crisis necessitates action..
Addiction
Work/Life Connections
Chemical dependency is a treatable, potentially fatal and progressive illness that impacts millions of Americans. Some people have believed the fallacy that controlling drinking (or drugging) is all a matter of will power for the addict. It is no more under the control of the alcoholic than the illness of diabetes is under the control of the diabetic. Often by the time that the disease of addiction is diagnosed, the person no longer has a choice as to whether they will use alcohol or drugs. The point is long past. The person now has the disease of addiction.
Children with AD/HD
Work/Life Connections
Parents are often distressed to receive a note from school saying that their child “won’t listen to the teacher,” “won’t sit still in class,” or “causes trouble in the classroom.” It certainly can make a parent feel guilty and responsible and feel that “I’m not being a good parent.” Although some children can, but won’t pay attention, others can’t and don’t. The latter group of children may be suffering from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Tobacco Cessation Resources
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Self Help Resources
Sometimes all you need are the right tools. Here are some helpful resources that anyone can use to make quitting just a little easier.
Types of Abusive Relationships
Work/Life Connections
Abuse in relationships is any behavior or pattern of behavior used to coerce, dominate or isolate the other partner. It is the use of any form of power that is imposed by one partner over the other to maintain control within the relationship. Abuse includes, but is not limited to:
Medication Options for Tobacco Cessation
Occupational Health Clinic
Medication is commonly used to help smokers quit. There is no magic formula to determine who needs medication. If you smoke more than a pack a day, have had significant withdrawal symptoms during previous quit attempts, or
Working While Pregnant
Occupational Health Clinic
Occupational Health, Vanderbilt Environmental Health and Safety (VEHS) and Vanderbilt Infection Control and Prevention have safeguards in place to help you protect your unborn baby while you work at Vanderbilt.
Working with Animals
Occupational Health Clinic
Working With Formaldehyde
Occupational Health Clinic
Formaldehyde is a chemical used in embalming and tissue preservation, as well as in cold sterilization. Acute exposure to formaldehyde may result in pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs), central nervous system (CNS) depression, or pneumonitis (inflammation of the lung tissue). Chronic exposure may cause irritation of the skin, mucous membranes or respiratory tract. Repeated exposure to formaldehyde may result in an allergic response. It is also a potential carcinogen. Primary exposure routes are inhalation and skin absorption.
Working with Radioactive Iodine
Occupational Health Clinic
When patients are treated with radioactive iodine, their blood and body fluids such as urine and vomit can contain the radioactive drug. Caregivers should understand the risks of exposure. There are two different types of radiation risks:
Thyroid exposure: Having the radioactive iodine absorbed by your thyroid gland.
External beam radiation: Getting radiation exposure from the contaminated body fluids, just like you would from an X-ray.
Preventing thyroid exposure