mulitphasic exam

Longshore Start to Total Health

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A short column about the “multiphasic” exam, the 1951 precursor to the total health assessment.

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Tyra Ferlatte
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An ILWU Local 10 member gets an electrocardiogram (from “Permanente’s First and Largest Coastwise Group,” Planning for Health, Fall 1951).
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Lincoln Cushing
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In May 1951, Bay Area longshore workers participated in a groundbreaking medical program—the Multiphasic Screening Examination, the first comprehensive health assessment conducted in cooperation with a union.

The trustees of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union–Pacific Maritime Association (ILWU-PMA)Welfare Fund came up with the idea for the tests, thinking it would be a useful corollary to existing medical care by helping detect unsuspected chronic diseases so members could get early and effective treatment. The tests, given in the Local 10 offices, were designed to search out signs of lung cancer, tuberculosis, heart trouble, syphilis, diabetes, anemia, kidney trouble, and sight and hearing defects.

The trustees, together with the Local 10 welfare officer and the ILWU research department, worked out the program with the Permanente Health Plan. ILWU leader Harry Bridges promised results would be confidential and not affect job security, and complete follow-up care was assured as part of health plan coverage.

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