Disparities in occupational injury hospitalization rates in five states (2003-2009)

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman SM ; Hogg-Johnson S ; Sears JM
• Description:
  Background: Achievement of health equity and elimination of disparities are overarching goals of Healthy People 2020, yet there is a paucity of population-based data regarding race/ethnicity-based disparities in occupational injuries. Methods: Hospital discharge data for five states (Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, and New York) were obtained from the Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP) for 2003-2009. Age-adjusted rates and trends for work-related injury hospitalizations were calculated using negative binomial regression (reference category: non-Latino white). Results: Latinos were significantly more likely to have a work-related traumatic injury hospitalization. The disparity for Latinos was greatest for machinery-related hospitalizations. Latinos were also more likely to have a fall-related hospitalization. African-Americans were more likely to have an occupational assault-related hospitalization, but less likely to have a fall-related hospitalization. Conclusions: We found evidence of substantial multistate disparities in occupational injury-related hospitalizations. Enhanced surveillance and further research are needed to identify and address underlying causes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Aging Demography Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Violence
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Author Keywords: Occupational Injuries Demographic-characteristics Disparities Ethnicity Fall-protection Hispanic Hospital Discharge Data Injuries Injury Severity Injury Surveillance Latino Machine-operation Machinists Medical-treatment Racial-factors Sociological-factors Surveillance-programs Traumatic-injuries Traumatic Injuries Violence-prevention

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Arkansas ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045946
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2015 May; 58(5):528-540
• Contact Point Address:
  Jeanne M. Sears, PhD,MS, RN, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Box 357660, Seattle,WA 98195
• Email:
  jeannes@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington, Seattle
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120901
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5d6412a64465c101e539ab38caec09de5d7e6b36ff337c5095d7572d18e94c1f8d5e4f15826fdcea7bfd1be8ec38cb4d18e982130a46c69ad8deaaa9c5d30a52
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201160/cdc_201160_DS1.pdf
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