The health of young US workers

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• Personal Author:
  Caban Martinez AJ ; Christ SL ; Fernandez CA ; Fleming, Lora E. ; Hollenbeck J ; Kachan D ; LeBlanc WG ; Lee DJ ; Lin J ; Ocasio MA ; Sestito, John P.
• Description:
  Objectives: To provide an overview of the health status of young US workers across four domains: functional health, physical and psychological health, health behavior, and health care utilization. Methods: Pooled data from the 2004 to 2010 National Health Interview Survey were analyzed for 11,279 US workers aged 18 to 24 years, representing an estimated 16.9 million workers annually. Thirty-nine health indicators were examined and compared across nine occupational groups. Results: Compared with other occupational groups, craft workers and laborers and helpers had the highest prevalence of risky health behaviors, including current smoking and risky drinking, as well as fewer reported visits to a primary care physician in the past year. Conclusions: Young workers engage in risky health behaviors, and may benefit from targeted workplace interventions to mitigate the potentially negative long-term effects on health and well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Aging Alcoholic Beverages Behavior Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Smokers Surveys And Questionnaires Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Age-groups Alcoholic-beverages Cigarette-smoking Health-care Health-services Health-surveys Humans Medical-examinations Medical-services Mental-health Physical-capacity Psychological-adaptation Smoking Surveillance-programs Work-capability Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; Indiana ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  56
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045200
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2014 Oct; 56(10):1011-1018
• Contact Point Address:
  Manuel A. Ocasio, MSPH, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Clinical Research Building, Rm 1075, 1120 N.W. 14th St, 10th Floor (R-669), Miami, FL 33136
• Email:
  mocasio@med.miami.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20020901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:202e1fdc052bbf770ec18924bcfd379d0a4bc52205f101d3694319e57ae064c8d55f58c57a6390713b95e25ebd209ffd4f22ff1107b1d31f5f6fbac0430c859b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/200712/cdc_200712_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 114.31 KB ]