Addressing occupational stress among African Americans

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• Personal Author:
  Roberts R
• Description:
  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), stress is one of the top 10 social determinants of health disparities, with substantial research suggesting that greater stress is associated with increased risk for impairments in mental and physical health across populations (Baum, 2002; Chen & Miller, 2013). African Americans, who comprise roughly 12% of the workforce (Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS], 2011), face job- and workplace-related circumstances that increase their risk of occupational stress per se. African Americans' overexposure to stressful aspects of work and the link between job stress and the stress-related illnesses that disproportionately impact them (e.g., hypertension) suggest that interventions designed to prevent or reduce occupational stress among Black Americans are needed. Although churches are often in unique positions of influence in Black communities (Poussaint & Alexander, 2000), experts have not typically worked with them to design and deliver customized occupational safety and health interventions. Consequently, this chapter explores the question of whether an occupational stress intervention developed in partnership with churches might positively influence African Americans' awareness of risks to health and wellbeing posed by job stress and help them build skills and a sense of efficacy with respect to preventing or managing it. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Family Minority Health Occupational Health Public Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Diversity Families Health Care Intervention Minority Health Occupational Health Disparities Public Health Racial Factors SDOH Social Determinants Of Health Work-life Balance

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• ISBN:
  9781433826924
• Publisher:
  American Psychological Association (APA)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  113-131
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049448
• Citation:
  Occupational health disparities: improving the well-being of ethnic and racial minority workers. Leong FTL, Eggerth DE, Chang C-H, Flynn MA, Ford JK, Martinez RO, eds. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association (APA), 2017 Feb; :113-131
• Editor(s):
  Leong FTL; Eggerth DE; Chang C-H; Flynn MA; Ford JK; Martinez RO
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance ; Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational health disparities: improving the well-being of ethnic and racial minority workers
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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