As the primary association for the largest group of health care professionals serving the workplace, the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. (AAOHN) is driven by a mission to ensure occupational and environmental nurses (OHNs) are the authority on health, safety, productivity and disability management for worker populations. AAOHN is a principal force in furthering the profession of occupational and environmental health nursing by: advancing the profession, protecting the profession, guiding the profession, and promoting the profession.