Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE, Preventative Medicine Specialist
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Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE

Preventative Medicine Specialist | Occupational Medicine

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170 Frelinghuysen Rd Umdnj Rwj Medical Sc Piscataway NJ, 08854
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Francine Katz is a preventative medicine specialist practicing in Piscataway, NJ. Katz specializes in the health of individuals, communities, and particular populations, focusing on how to protect and maintain health as well as prevent disease and dangers. As a preventative health specialist, Katz participates in the planning and evaluation of health services, researches diseases in specific populations and helps manage health care organizations. Preventative medicine specialists can specialize further in aerospace medicine, occupational medicine, or public health and general preventive medicine.

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Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE's Expert Contributions
  • How many days should you ice a sprained foot?

    Typically ice and elevate for 20 minutes up to every 2 hours x 3 days. Icing will help to decrease swelling and pain. If there is a lot of bruising and/or the swelling is not getting better, then make sure to get it checked in person and possibly have an xray. READ MORE

  • How do you make the workplace safer with Covid?

    The basic answer is to wash your hands / use anti-bacterial hand sanitizers before and after using/touching things in shared office spaces. Increase air circulation, if possible. If you are able to space our allow for 6 feet space around working spaces. Make sure to wipe down counters/shared work spaces with clorox/ lysol- like wipes. Basic rule stay home if you are having any cold/flu like symptoms. If you have to be at work wearing a fitted disposable mask is also helpful. READ MORE

  • What is the best way to correct bad posture?

    Stretches that target opening the chest and neutralizing neck and upper back muscles daily adding strengthening exercises that focus on muscles off the upper back and chest... it is very important to reconfigure the areas where you spend the bulk of your time to sit and stand upright focusing eyes straight ahead as much as possible. It is of course easier to correct and maintain posture at earlier age. So if this is a long standing issue, over more the than a few years, it is appropriate to have professional assistance. Physical therapy to rebuild posture muscles support. An ergonomist to assist with the set-up of work and living space to optimize your ability to keep good posture through the day... it is an investment in yourself! READ MORE

Expert Publications

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Professional Society Memberships

  • American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

What do you attribute your success to?

  • A love of learning coupled with a true desire to help others achieve better health. She strives to be an interpretive link between research/best practice and her patients, educating them and reinforcing the power of prevention into the health equation.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Traveling, Exploring Other Lands and Cultures With Her Family

Favorite professional publications

  • Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, UpToDate, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE's Practice location

Francine Katz

170 Frelinghuysen Rd Umdnj Rwj Medical Sc -
Piscataway, NJ 08854
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New patients: 732-445-0123
Fax: 732-445-0130, 732-445-3644

1 W Elm St Suite 100 -
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
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Dr. Francine S. Katz DO, MPH CANDIDATE has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 2 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Preventative Medicine Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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