Executive Vice President, Irving J. Selikoff Fund for Occupational and Environmental Cancer Research, Alexandria, Virginia, USA.
Stoneturn Consultants; Senior Science Advisor, The Center for Construction Research and Training, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 2022 Apr;65(4):286-320. doi: 10.1002/ajim.23328. Epub 2022 Feb 14.
A tribute to Dr. Irving J. Selikoff MD, the founder of this journal, is indeed welcome now more than two decades after his passing. He was known during his lifetime as the US Father of Environmental Medicine which at the time encompassed occupational medicine and much more as industry also polluted the general environment. The 1970s were a busy time as OSHA and the EPA were newly formed and high exposures to workers were no exception. Dr. Selikoff was a brave pioneer examining workers throughout the country and Canada, publicizing their exposures, and writing and presenting the scientific results. Industry was not always receptive and controlled an astounding amount of narrative, with the creation of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine filling a void of scientific need. We four authors write about the ethics of occupational health, the plight of nuclear energy workers, the climate crisis and opportunity for unions to engage workers, and the global march toward educating medical students on workers' health and safety. All four of us interacted with Dr. Selikoff during his tenure at Mount Sinai, and over the years joined each other in promoting his legacy. Toward that end we have written articles honoring his memory.
向本刊的创始人 Irving J. Selikoff 医学博士致敬，他去世已经二十多年了，现在确实很受欢迎。他在世时被誉为美国环境医学之父，当时环境医学涵盖了职业医学和更多领域，因为工业也污染了一般环境。20 世纪 70 年代是一个忙碌的时期，因为 OSHA 和 EPA 刚刚成立，工人的高暴露率也不例外。Selikoff 博士是一位勇敢的先驱，他在全美和加拿大检查工人，宣传他们的接触情况，并撰写和介绍科学成果。工业界并不总是乐于接受，他们控制了大量的叙述，美国工业医学杂志的创立填补了科学需求的空白。我们四位作者撰写了关于职业健康伦理、核能工人困境、气候危机和工会让工人参与的机会，以及全球向医学生普及工人健康和安全的文章。我们四位作者都在西奈山与 Selikoff 博士共事过，多年来我们一起宣传他的遗产。为此，我们撰写了纪念他的文章。
