Most teachers indicated voice disorders, related
to the noise environment at the school. Knowing
in order to avoid or even eliminate vocal health
risks involves the intervention of skilled and
experienced professionals in the work area, like
occupational health nurses. For this to happen,
knowledge about teachers’ vocal health is needed,
which can be obtained through the investigation
of collective environmental work conditions and
clinical knowledge on individual health conditions.
Study limitations are related to the number of
professionals investigated and other issues related
to the investigated professionals’ health within a
holistic perspective, like psychosocial factors for
example, which can also be associated with vocal
health disorders. Despite these limitations, however,
the researchers believe that this study contributes
to the knowledge area and to occupational health nursing practices in this specific context and in
others with similar work conditions.