CHS Top Physician and Vaccine-Preventable
Disease ExpertContributes to Academic Occupational Medicine Textbook

RESTON, VA – DECEMBER 3, 2008 – Comprehensive Health Services, Inc. (CHS), a leading national workforce health management company, announced today that Dr. Ellen R. Kessler, CHS Associate Medical Director, is a contributor to the academic textbook Occupational and Environmental Infectious Diseases published by OEM Press.

Kessler wrote the book’s extensive chapter on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Occupational Medicine, which provides practical information on the evaluation, treatment and prevention of occupational and environmental infectious diseases. Readers will find information addressing the important issues facing today's global workforce and valuable resources on protecting employees in a wide variety of work environments.

“In the past few years, CHS has experienced a greater number of requests from clients and potential clients to assist with vaccination programs for their employees,” said Dr. Ellen R. Kessler, CHS Associate Medical Director. “Certain occupations or work environments place individuals at a greater risk of exposure to infectious diseases. They also have a major business interest in supporting employees’ health and welfare, maximizing their satisfaction and productivity, and preventing needless corporate financial burdens owing to absenteeism.”

“Because of these imperatives, employers have an obligation to protect the workforce from occupationally acquired infections and diseases by making available an ongoing employment-based immunization program,” added Kessler.

Founded in 1975, CHS is the industry’s trusted provider of employer sponsored health centers and national examination programs. Major corporations and government agencies look to CHS for workforce health and productivity management solutions including onsite primary care, occupational health and pharmacy services, as well as nationwide medical surveillance, pre-placement and fitness-for-duty exams. CHS’ onsite health centers provide a range of treatment and prevention programs focused on acute and chronic health conditions. CHS tailors health care delivery to employers’ overarching benefits strategies and supports each organization with integrated health information systems. CHS can also deploy medical readiness teams to respond to employers’ health care needs on an emergency basis. For more information, visit the CHS web site at www.chsmedical.com.

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