A Comparison of Safety, Health, and Well-Being Risk Factors Across Five Occupational Samples

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• Personal Author:
  Alley L ; Bodner TE ; Hammer LB ; Hanson GC ; Kuehl K ; Olson, Ryan ; Parish M ; Perrin NA ; Rameshbabu A ; Rohlman DS ; Schue A ; Thompson SV ; Wipfli B
• Description:
  Objective: The aim of this study was to present safety, health and well-being profiles of workers within five occupations: call center work (N = 139), corrections (N = 85), construction (N = 348), homecare (N = 149), and parks and recreation (N = 178). Methods: Baseline data from the Data Repository of Oregon's Healthy Workforce Center were used. Measures were compared with clinical healthcare guidelines and national norms. Results: The prevalence of health and safety risks for adults was as follows: overweight (83.2%), high blood pressure (16.4%), injury causing lost work (9.9%), and reported pain (47.0%). Young workers were least likely to report adequate sleep (46.6%). Construction workers reported the highest rate of smoking (20.7%). All of the adult workers reported significantly lower general health than the general population. Conclusion: The number of workers experiencing poor safety, health and well-being outcomes suggest the need for improved working conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Correctional Facilities Environmental Exposure Home Care Services Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Health Blood Pressure Construction Industry Construction Workers Correctional Facilities Exposure Levels Guidelines Health Behaviors Health Care Health Promotion Health Protection Home Health Care Injuries Obesity Occupational Safety Outdoor Workers Pain Tolerance Risk Factors Smoking Total Worker Health TWH Weight Factors Well-being Work Environment Worker Health Workers Worker Safety Young Workers

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• ISSN:
  2296-2565
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Iowa ; Maryland ; Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062154
• Citation:
  Front Public Health 2021 Feb; 9:614725
• Contact Point Address:
  Ginger C. Hanson, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Email:
  ghanson4@jhu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Frontiers in Public Health
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2bd7f0a7630aae26b17aa30b366303a3af22023e0d819a0fb7a787fbf79d61f50e7875827426aab958b663441aa5929e28d61aed89608d677d348341c3d26f9e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225456/cdc_225456_DS1.pdf
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