Health Disparities in Occupational Exposures

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenman, Kenneth D. ; Rosenman, Kenneth D.
• Description:
  The objective of this chapter is to review the data on health disparities related to occupational respiratory exposures and illnesses. Respiratory occupational health disparities have occurred from the overrepresentation of minorities in hazardous industries and job titles with respiratory toxins. These work-related respiratory disparities have been identified by high profile events and research studies. There is no ongoing nationwide surveillance system that is tracking work-related health disparities. Given the typical long latency between onset of exposure and development of pneumoconiosis or lung cancer, some current racial differences in respiratory disease rates represent a legacy from past discriminatory hiring practice. The ongoing overrepresentation of minorities in certain occupations such as service occupations indicates the potential for occupational respiratory disparities to continue in the future. Changes are needed in current occupational surveillance systems, if we are to be able to assess the occurrence of current and future occupational respiratory health disparities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Healthcare Disparities Minority Health Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Respiratory System Safety
• Keywords:
  Health Disparities Minority Health Occupational Exposure Occupations Respiratory Irritants Socioeconomics Sociological Factors Surveillance
• ISBN:
  9783319236742
• Publisher:
  Humana Press
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Chapter ; Chapter
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  24 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066635
• Citation:
  Health disparities in respiratory medicine. Gerald LB, Berry CE, eds. Respiratory Medicine. Cham: Humana Press, 2015 Dec; :59-78
• Email:
  Ken.Rosenman@hc.msu.edu
• Editor(s):
  Gerald LB; Berry CE ; Gerald LB; Berry CE
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Michigan State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Health disparities in respiratory medicine
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230638/cdc_230638_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.25 MB ]