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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Health Equity and a Paradigm Shift in Occupational Safety and Health.

Michael A Flynn, Pietra Check, Andrea L Steege, Jacqueline M Sivén, Laura N Syron

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Occupational health equity: a call to consider social-structural factors in injury prevention research.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2025
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  8. The Health and Safety Experiences of Precariously Employed Bangladeshi Immigrant Workers in Toronto During the COVID-19 Pandemic.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2024
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  10. Rural health and rural industries: Opportunities for partnership and action.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2024
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  12. Applying a Health Equity Lens to Work-Related Motor Vehicle Safety in the United States.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  13. Occupational Safety and Health Equity Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023
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  19. Occupational Safety and Health with Technological Developments in Livestock Farms: A Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  20. Expanding the Focus of Occupational Safety and Health: Lessons from a Series of Linked Scientific Meetings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Michael A FlynnOccupational Health Equity Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5338-5360
Pietra CheckOccupational Health Equity Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.
Andrea L SteegeOccupational Health Equity Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5665-2559
Jacqueline M SivénOccupational Health Equity Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4553-3137
Laura N SyronOccupational Health Equity Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1090 Tusculum Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1477-996X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite significant improvements in occupational safety and health (OSH) over the past 50 years, there remain persistent inequities in the burden of injuries and illnesses. In this commentary, the authors assert that addressing these inequities, along with challenges associated with the fundamental reorganization of work, will require a more holistic approach that accounts for the social contexts within which occupational injuries and illnesses occur. A biopsychosocial approach explores the dynamic, multidirectional interactions between biological phenomena, psychological factors, and social contexts, and can be a tool for both deeper understanding of the social determinants of health and advancing health equity. This commentary suggests that reducing inequities will require OSH to adopt the biopsychosocial paradigm. Practices in at least three key areas will need to adopt this shift. Research that explicitly examines occupational health inequities should do more to elucidate the effects of social arrangements and the interaction of work with other social determinants on work-related risks, exposures, and outcomes. OSH studies regardless of focus should incorporate inclusive methods for recruitment, data collection, and analysis to reflect societal diversity and account for differing experiences of social conditions. OSH researchers should work across disciplines to integrate work into the broader health equity research agenda.

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Health EquityOccupational HealthEnvironmental HealthHealth Inequitiesbiopsychosocial modelhealth equityinclusive research methodsoccupational safety and healthsocial determinants of healthwork

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PMID35010608
PMCPMC8744812

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