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1 Health Protection Agency, East of England Regional Epidemiology Unit, Cambridge, UK
2 Head Chemical Hazards and Poisons Division, Health Protection Agency, London, UK
3 Kings College London Medical School, London, UK
Correspondence to:
Dr Oliver Morgan, Health Protection Agency, Regional Epidemiology Unit London, 7th Floor, Holborn Gate, 330 High Holborn, London WC1V 7PP, UK; omorgan@bigfoot.com
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Occupational medicine and public health are distinct but methodologically related disciplines. One is concerned with the health of individuals in the workplace, whereas the other is focused on population health. However, synergies can exist between them, providing important opportunities to protect and promote health in the context of disasters.
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Protecting the health of responders and the general population during emergencies should therefore be seen as a shared objective for occupational and public health agencies. Following the World Trade Center disaster, respiratory symptoms among fire fighters alerted health officials to possible health problems among New York City residents.3 Further investigation
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