Federal Occupational Health

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Federal Occupational Health
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Agenda

• About FOH
• Vision and Mission
• FOHs Business Model
• Description of Services
• Summary
• Questions and Answers

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About FOH

• Created in 1946 by an amendment to the Public
  Health Service Act.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
  Office of the Secretary, Office of the Assistant
  Secretary for Administration and Management.
• Became fully reimbursable in 1984, operating with
  no Congressional appropriations.

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• Our Vision
• We are the occupational health provider
• of choice for the federal government.
• Our Mission
• To improve the health, safety, and
• productivity of the federal workforce.

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Our Locations
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FOHs Business Model
We Provide

• Occupational Health Expertise
• Consultative Services
• Program Design
• Comprehensive Occupational Health Services
• Program Management and Oversight

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Solutions
FOH works with 360 federal agencies

• Prevent/reduce workplace illnesses and injuries
• Help improve employee-employer relationships
• Help keep employees healthy and on-the-job

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Clinical Health Services

• Over 300 Occupational Health Centers
• Walk-in Care/
• Medical Emergency Response
• Immunizations/
• Doctor-prescribed Services
• Wellness Seminars
• Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
• Website with Health Information

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Clinical Health Services

• Physical Exams
• Medical Surveillance
• Medical Employability
• Health Education/Training
• Health Screenings
• AED Programs/Oversight

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Special Services
Injury Prevention and Disability Management

• Workers Compensation Case Review
• Reasonable Accommodation
• Behaviorally-focused return to work services
• Case management
• Functional capacity case evaluation
• Expert witness service

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS

• Ergonomics
• Smoking Cessation
• Automated External Defibrillators
• Specialized Law Enforcement Services

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Medical Surveillance Services

• Physical Exams
• Qualified Medical Review
• Database Management
• Trend Analysis
• Quality Assurance
• Medical Records Security and Privacy

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Special Law Enforcement Services

• Develop, review, and validate medical standards
• Medical Services
• Medical clearance for fitness for duty
• Independent medical exams for employability
• Medical review for drug deterrence
• Surveillance for exposure to nose, lead, etc.
• Expert witness testimony
• Law Enforcement Assistance Program (EAP)

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Wellness/Fitness Services

• Over 40 Work-site Fitness Centers
• Staffing/Management
• Clearance to Exercise
• Fitness/Exercise Training
• Exercises Classes
• Health Risk Appraisals
• Health/Wellness Education

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Environmental Services

• Provide environmental and safety services
  covering thousands of federal facilities
• Emergency response services
• Health, safety, and environmental assessments
• Air and water quality monitoring

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Environmental Services

• OSHA-mandated training and reporting
• Lead and asbestos detection/monitoring,and
  abatement oversight
• Laboratory services

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Medical Employability

• Reasonable Accommodation (including handicapped
  parking)
• Family and Medical Leave Act/Advanced Sick Leave
• Fitness for Duty
• Return to Work/OWCP Case Management
• OPM Disability Package Review
• Disabled Parking

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FOH Helps with Medical Criteria / Issues
Medical Employability Program

• Criteria from 5 CFR 339, AMA Guides
• Is diagnosis supported by medical evidence?
• Would the diagnosed illness be expected to cause
  the claimed disability?
• Is treatment optimal and appropriate?
• Private Healthcare Providers statement to the
  Agency
• Rarely has required information
• Often biased

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Offers
Medical Employability Program

• Communication with the healthcare provider
• Unbiased third-party opinion
• Facilitate quick response
• Interact on professional level

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Behavioral Health Services

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• serving approximately 700,000 federal employees
• Law Enforcement EAP
• Work/Life Services
• Return to work facilitation

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Behavioral Health Services

• Special Services
• Critical Incident Stress/ crisis management
  services
• Mediation
• Training
• International employee support

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Organizational Development (OD)

• Executive Coaching and Training
• Organizational Assessments
• Change Management
• Strategic Planning
• Retreat Facilitation
• Team Building

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FOH Supports More Than 1.5M Federal Employees

• Our largest Agency partners include
• Department of Homeland Security
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Department of Energy
• Department of Treasury
• Department of Justice
• Environmental Protection Agency

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Interagency Agreements

• Faster than typical contract procurements
• Simplify procurement
• Can be modified easily
• Can be used to procure a wide array of
  occupational safety and health services
• Easily renewable year after year

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Summary

• Customized Solutions
• Comprehensive Services
• Occupational Health Expertise
• 60 Years of Experience
• One-stop Shopping
• Convenient Interagency Agreements

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Federal Occupational Health
Contact us at 800.457.9808
or visit our Website at www.FOH.dhhs.gov