Idaho (ID) Occupational Medicine Doctors and Physicians

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Occupational Medicine Information

Description

Occupational medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the health of workers. An occupational medicine physician treats work-related injuries that include lung disease, breathing disorders, allergic reactions to chemicals, or chemical burns. This specialist also works with business owners and workplace safety organizations to protect the health of workers and to prevent work-related injuries, accidents and diseases.

Location Density Information

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Idaho has 11 practicing occupational medicine doctors. Broken out by city, occupational medicine doctor density in Ammon is 1, in Boise is 5, in Idaho Falls is 4, in Meridian is 3, in Nampa is 1, and in Twin Falls is 1.

Idaho Information

Idaho achieved statehood 1890, and its capital city is Boise. The recent boom of science and technology has superseded agriculture and tourism as the state’s primary resource. Visit the Idaho State Historical Society or the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts in Boise, or tour the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa. Places to see in Idaho include a mountain resort, a mining-era town, the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, or the Ernest Hemingway Memorial.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Idaho has a population of 1,429,096. Of this population, 365,765 are under the age of 18 and 163,142 are at or above the age of 65.

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