Occupational health disparities: a state public health-based approach

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Stanbury, Martha
• Description:
  Background This report used employment and public health surveillance data in Michigan to characterize work-related race/ethnic health disparities. Methods U.S. Census data were used to calculate the percent by race/Hispanic ethnicity in occupational groups ranked by three measures for potential work-related health risks. Disparities by race/ethnicity were generated from occupational health surveillance data. Results Blacks and Hispanics were over-represented in lower wage-higher manual-labor occupations and in highest risk occupations. Blacks were at greater risk of silicosis, work-related asthma, and work-related burns than whites, and Hispanics had higher rates of work-related acute fatal injuries and pesticide injury than non-Hispanics. Conclusions Michigan employment data indicated that blacks and Hispanics were overly represented in lower paid and more hazardous jobs. Occupational health surveillance data confirmed disparate risks for some illnesses and injuries. This approach can be used in other states to bring awareness to policy makers and direct interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Burns Demography Insecticides Lung Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Disparities Demographic-characteristics Exposure-levels Hazards Injuries Occupational Health Surveillance Pesticides Physical-stress Physiological-effects Physiological-stress Physiology Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychological-stress Psychology Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Racial-factors Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Silicosis Sociological-factors Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Work-environment Work-related Injury/Illness Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044063
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 May; 57(5):596-604
• Contact Point Address:
  M. Stanbury, MSPH, State Administrative Manager, Division of Environmental Health, Michigan Department of Community Health, P.O. Box 30195, Lansing, MI 48909
• Email:
  stanburym@michigan.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199914/cdc_199914_DS1.pdf
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