Robert K. McLellan, MD, MPH
Title(s)
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Emeritus Professor of Community and Family Medicine
Emeritus Professor of The Dartmouth Institute
Additional Titles/Positions/Affiliations
Faculty Advisory Board, Arthur L. Irving Institute for Energy and Society
Department(s)
Medicine
Community and Family Medicine
The Dartmouth Institute
Education
Residency
University of Rochester, Family Medicine
Yale Medical School, MD 1978
Yale Public Health School, 1978
Yale College, BA 1973
Programs
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Contact Information
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
74 College Street
Vail Building, Room 715
Hanover NH 03755
Office: 603-667-5851
Email: Robert.K.McLellan@dartmouth.edu
Professional Interests
Climate and Health, Health and Productivity Management, Clinical Toxicology, Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Hazard Identification, Evaluation, and Control, Building Associated Diseases, Disability Management, Functional Restoration, Complex Fitness for Duty Examinations, Substance Abuse Detection, Disaster Preparedness and Response
Grant Information
Optimizing the Health of a Pre-Diabetic Population; Centers for Disease Control
Climate Informed Pediatric Care
Courses Taught
PH 151 Environmental Health Sciences and Policy
PH 143 Climate and Health:
Biography
As an Active Emeritus professor, Robert K. McLellan, MD, MPH, teaches at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. He taught a course on Environmental Health Sciences and Policy for 20 years and launched an inaugural course on Climate and Health in 2023.
He retired as Chief of the Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, where he was also the Medical Director of Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Live Well/Work Well program, a comprehensive, integrated health promotion, disease management, and health protection program for Dartmouth-Hitchcock employees and their families. He has extensive experience as an occupational and environmental medical consultant in various economic sectors and maintained a clinical practice in occupational and environmental medicine for nearly 40 years. As a preventive medicine specialist trained in population health management and individual clinical care, his work encompasses designing and deploying various services, programs, and environmental interventions to improve workers' and the general community's health, safety, and well-being.
Dr. McLellan’s work at a national and regional level focuses on the opportunities to understand and manage the relationship between work, the environment, and health. He co-chairs the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Business Engagement in Building Healthy Communities to further this work. He serves on the New Hampshire Governor’s Advisory Council for the Recovery Friendly Workplace, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s Council on Government Affairs, the New Hampshire Health Care Workers for Climate Action Advisory Board, and the Faculty Advisory Board of the Irving Institute for Energy and Society. He is a past president of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Dr. McLellan has written extensively and lectured nationwide and internationally on various occupational and environmental medicine issues. He has been the Principal Investigator of several occupational and environmental medicine grants and was a co-recipient of the National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety’s NORA (National Occupational Research Agenda) award for innovative research. He is the recipient of numerous other awards, including The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s Lifetime Achievement award for “special contributions to the specialty of occupational and environmental medicine,” the NIOSH Total Worker Health® Founder’s Award for “exceptional leadership scholarship, and steadfastness in advancing the NIOSH Total Worker Health Program®,” the Harriet Hardy Award from the New England College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine “for a physician who exemplifies the highest ideals of occupational and environmental medicine practice,” New Hampshire Public Health Association’s Roger Fossum award “for dedicated commitment and leadership in environmental and public health,” and a Commendation from the Governor of New Hampshire for his commitment to the community and the state.
McLellan earned a BA from Yale College, an MD from Yale Medical School, and an MPH from the Yale School of Public Health.
Current Support
July 2023 – Present
Climate Informed Pediatric Care Role: Co-PI at 1% FTE Funding Amount: $50 000
Harnessing Occupational and Environmental Medicine Expertise to Transform Medical Care: A Catalyst for Mitigating the Human Health Impacts of Climate Change. Addressing Environmental Health: Clinician Training and Practice of Environmental Medicine-ACOEM Guidance Statement. Occupational Electronic Health Records: Recommendations for the Design and Implementation of Information Systems in Occupational and Environmental Medicine Practice-ACOEM Guidance Statement. Electronic Health Records and Occupational Data: A Call for Promoting Interoperability. A Worksite Self-management Program for Workers with Chronic Health Conditions Improves Worker Engagement and Retention, but not Workplace Function. Safely Returning America to Work Part II: Industry-Specific Guidance. Medical qualification for respirator use: An essential component of respiratory protection. Using Electronic Health Records and Clinical Decision Support to Provide Return-to-Work Guidance for Primary Care Practitioners for Patients With Low Back Pain. Interaction of Health Care Worker Health and Safety and Patient Health and Safety in the US Health Care System: Recommendations From the 2016 Summit. Work, Health, And Worker Well-Being: Roles And Opportunities For Employers. |
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