Occupational health and sleep issues in underserved populations [2017].

Details

• Personal Author:
  Green McKenzie J ; Kalliny M
• Description:
  As employers, governments, and national and international organizations work toward improving the health and safety of all workers, the road toward improved worker health will continue to be made clearer. There are inequities in that some workers are afforded care, whereas others are afforded suboptimal care or no care at all. Poverty and marginalized status in societies play a role. Indeed, in the United States, health insurance and Workers' compensation insurance are usually tethered to full-time employment so this safety net is only available to covered lives. Even so, workers with a real or perceived barrier to seeking care for a related injury or illness, covered or not, will not receive this benefit. Prevention is the optimal way to improve worker health and safety. As the science improves and occupational health and safety becomes more mainstream, PCPs will be increasingly equipped to help workers and worker populations attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Healthcare Disparities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Sleep Disorders; Sleep Health Disparities; Burden Of Occupational Injury And Illness; Occupational Hazards Injuries And Illnesses In Underserved Worker Populations; Workers' Compensation Occupational Health; Sleep Disorders; Health Disparities; Sociological Factors; Worker Safety; Work Capability; Health Effects; Occupational Hazards;
• ISSN:
  0095-4543
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Pennsylvania ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  44
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065303
• Citation:
  Prim Care 2017 Mar; 44(1):e73-e97
• Contact Point Address:
  Medhat Kalliny MD, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr D. B. Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
• Email:
  mkalliny@mmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Primary Care
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249395/cdc_249395_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 400.41 KB ]