OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE IN NEW-YORK-STATE

New York State (NYS) is home to 7.2% of the population and producer of 8.4% of the gross domestic product of the United States. The history and the current status of occupational and environmental medicine (OEM ) research, educational resources, clinical practice patterns, and reg ulatory framework in NYS are reviewed. Changes anticipated or already taking place in health care financing, clinical practice patterns, occ upational safety and health regulations and enforcement, and funding f or research and medical education at the national level, are already h aving an impact in OEM activities in NYS.