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.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 63 practicing occupational medicine doctors. Broken out by city, occupational medicine doctor density in Avon is 1, in Bristol is 2, in Clinton is 1, in Colchester is 1, in Danbury is 1, in Darien is 1, in Derby is 1, in East Hampton is 1, in East Hartford is 3, in Enfield is 2, in Essex is 1, in Farmington is 8, in Gales Ferry is 2, in Glastonbury is 1, in Greenwich is 1, in Groton is 4, in Guilford is 1, in Hartford is 3, in Manchester is 2, in Middletown is 4, in Moosup is 1, in Mystic is 1, in New Britain is 1, in New Haven is 12, in New London is 2, in Niantic is 1, in Norwalk is 2, in Norwich is 2, in Plainville is 1, in Portland is 1, in Ridgefield is 1, in Shelton is 1, in South Glastonbury is 1, in Stamford is 1, in Stratford is 1, in Wallingford is 2, in Waterbury is 2, in West Hartford is 1, in West Haven is 1, in Wethersfield is 3, and in Windsor is 3.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.