Social and Economic Impacts of Workplace Illness and Injury: Current and Future Directions for Research

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• Personal Author:
  Biddle, Elyce A. ; Boden LI ; Spieler EA
• Description:
  Millions of occupational illnesses and injuries occur each year in the US, yet the human and economic impact of these events is inadequately studied and understood. Improved information about these is crucial both to setting priorities for an occupational safety and health research agenda and for developing broader policies aimed at prevention of disease, injury, and disability. Occupational injuries and diseases affect workers themselves, but they also impose significant burdens on workers' families, employers, and the larger community. As Dembe writes in this issue: "An injury or illness, whether caused occupationally or not, can represent a significant life event, becoming part of a person's individual identity and approach to daily existence. An injury or illness thus potentially affects every aspect of life: the pursuit of a career, leisure activities, religious orientation and practice, personal and group relationships, family responsibilities, involvement in political activities, and so forth'' [Dembe, 2001]. The ripples from these events reach all of us. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Social Impacts Cost Of Illness Disability Disease-prevention Economic Impacts Economics Employment Injuries Occupational-diseases Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Occupational Diseases Occupational Injuries Sociological-factors Workers' Compensation

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  398-402
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20021676
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2001 Oct; 40(4):398-402
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Boston University, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
• Email:
  lboden@bu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Performing Organization:
  Boston University Medical Campus
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19980930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198804/cdc_198804_DS1.pdf
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