nformation technology offers a professional challenge to occupational and environmental health nurses and managers. Information systems, telecommunications, and methods of information delivery challenge nurses to strategically manage occupational and environmental health data. Most important in the management of employee health information is the preservation and protection of the confidentiality of health records. Historically, nurses in the workplace have been charged with protecting the confidentiality of client's health records. They can relate many tales of educational sessions with supervisors and management explaining ethical and legal confidentiality issues related to employee health information. Information systems and technology can make the nurse's responsibility more difficult or much easier, depending on the strategic management plan for infor