The Unique Developmental Considerations of Youth-Related Work Injuries

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• Personal Author:
  Blum RW ; Sudhinaraset M
• Description:
  Adolescents and young adults experience higher risks of occupational injuries and fatalities compared to adult workers. Consequently, understanding the risk and protective factors for young workers through a developmental lens is all the more compelling. This study describes the developmental processes of adolescence using a bioecological framework. It describes how factors such as neuromaturation, pubertal development, physical growth, and social contexts may place youth at greater risk of injury and other negative outcomes in the work environment. While the emphasis of the paper is on the developmental processes specific to adolescence, this is discussed in the larger contexts of macro forces such as policies, schools, and families. Implications of developmental factors on work-based practices and policies are also discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Epidemiology Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Adolescents Author Keywords: Adolescent Developmental Science Fatalities Injuries Occupational Accidents Policy Public Health Risk Factors Work Environment Young Adult Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  216-222
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058887
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2010 Apr-Jun; 16(2):216-222
• Contact Point Address:
  May Sudhinaraset, Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205
• Email:
  msudhina@jhsph.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060831
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20110228
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7be37edc888f8de840cb611b0d83b719a2ac231550568aa8da28b443a145a3ef0ce7c53844ffe825815b5ba1d0fceca8b2cfab6806e90b940f652f210e81e520
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223257/cdc_223257_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.98 MB ]