The Central Alabama Association of Occupational Health Nurses (CAAOHN), a chapter of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, consists of healthcare professionals in Alabama employed in the workplace or whose focus is the health, safety, and wellness of workers. The goal of CAAOHN is to promote occupational and environmental health nursing; employee safety, health, and wellness; medical case management; nursing education and research specific to worker health and safety; and overall cost effective health care for workers. Members include occupational and environmental health nurses, nurse practitioners, safety managers, case managers, medical claims managers, and other professionals interested in promoting health and reducing illness and injuries among workers, protecting the work and community environment, decreasing direct and indirect medical costs among workers, and advocating for workers and safe, healthy work environments.