Joseph LaDou
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Joseph LaDou, M.D. (1938-), edits the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. Since 1992, he has been director of the International Center for Occupational Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. LaDou's study of the global migration of hazardous industries has led to efforts to control occupational and environmental hazards. As one example, his study of asbestos in developing countries is leading to a call for an international ban on asbestos mining and use in commercial products. From 1983 to 2002, in addition to his other responsibilities, Dr. LaDou was Director, Advances in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, a continuing medical education course that trained more than 3,000 physicians (500 from developing countries) in occupational medicine.
Key Publications
- LaDou, Joseph, ed. 1986. Special Issue on "The Microelectronics Industry," State of the Art Reviews: Occupational Medicine 1(1, January-March). Philadelphia: Hanley and Belfus.
- LaDou, Joseph. 2003. "International Occupational Health," International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 206:303-313.
- LaDou, Joseph. 2004. "The Asbestos Cancer Epidemic," Environmental Health Perspectives 112(3):285-90.
- LaDou, Joseph. 2006. "Occupational Medicine in the United States: A Proposal to Abolish Workers’ Compensation and Reestablish the Public Health Model," International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 12(2):154-168. Available: http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/IJOEH_1202_LaDou.pdf.
- LaDou, Joseph, ed. 2006. Current Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 4th ed. New York: McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-07-144313-4
Course Module
- LaDou, Joseph. 2006. "Global Occupational Health," Global Health Education Consortium. Available: http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/GHEC/Home/42globaloccupationalhealth-ladou/player.html.
Honors
- Ramazzini Award, Collegium Ramazzini, 1998.
- Harriet Hardy Award, 2005.
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