The Occupational Health Service Institute (OHSI)
A comprehensive program for diagnosing, treating
and preventing injuries and illnesses that are related to
work in the arts.
Health and the Arts Program
Mission
The mission of the Health in the Arts Program is to diagnose,
treat and prevent arts-related disorders among people working
in all aspects of the arts. There is increasing recognition
that work in the arts can involve health risks such as exposures
to toxic materials and hazardous physical conditions. Injuries
and repetitive motion disorders can also result from practice
and from work in the arts.
Medical specialists in this program treat arts workers with
health concerns that may be caused by their work or affect
their ability to work. These specialists also work with the
arts communities to investigate and prevent hazardous work
practices among art students, hobbyists and professionals.
The focus of these efforts includes:
- Diagnosis and treatment of arts-related disorders
- Education on hazards in the arts
- Workplace safety and hazard control
- Research on the causes and prevention of arts-related
disorders
Services
- CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
Symptoms caused by or affecting work in the arts
Exposures to chemicals, fumes dusts and toxic materials
Injuries, acute and chronic
Repetitive motion disorder
Who Should Use these Services? Anyone
working in the arts:
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Music
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Theater
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Vocal arts
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Dance
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Writing
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Film/Video
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Art Unions
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Painting/Sculpture
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Photography
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Performance
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Architecture/Design
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Lighting/Sound work
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Student/Teachers
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Gallery/Club workers
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and others!
- EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
Educational programs and materials
Art hazards and workplace safety information
Health in the Arts conferences
Websites, links and
online health and safety library
- WORKPLACE CONSULTATIONS
Safety and health assessments
Industrial Hygiene assistance
Hazard control and ventilation
Personal protective equipment
Toxic exposures
- RESEARCH
Causes and prevention of arts-related disorders
Diagnoses and treatment choices
Health concerns for the arts
Toxicities of art materials
- SPECIAL SERVICES
The Voice Center
Museum Health and Safety
Rehabilitation for Arts Workers
Respirator Examinations
Medical surveillance examinations
Staff
David Hinkamp, MD,MPH is board
certified in Occupational Medicine and Preventive Medicine
and is on the faculty of the School of Public Health. Dr.
Hinkamp established the Chicago Blues Coalition's health
program and has been the Chair of the Arts-Medicine Section
of the American College of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine since 1991.
Katherine Duvall, MD,MPH, MS is
board certified in Occupational Medicine and is on
the faculty of the School of Public Health. Currently,
Dr. Duvall is conducting research regarding health
needs of artists. Dr. Duvall has a background in performing
arts, including music and dance.
Location
835 South Wolcott Street
Room #E144
Chicago, Illinois
60612-7341
Appointments:
To schedule an appointment and to obtain additional information,
please call:
(312) 996-7420 |
