Burn Out Reimagined: Extreme Heat, Work Disability, and Sociodemographic Disparities in America.

Mara Getz Sheftel, Jennifer Brite, Na Yin, Deborah Balk

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4 authors.

Mara Getz Sheftelinstructor in the Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, at the Rutgers School of Public Health, in Piscataway, NJ, and the Center for State Health Policy at the Rutgers Institute for Health, Healthcare and Aging, in New Brunswick, NJ.

Jennifer Briteassistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Public Health at Hunter College in New York City, and at the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, New York City.

Na Yinassociate professor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, in Baruch College, New York City, and at the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research.

Deborah Balkprofessor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs, and the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research.

Funding

Scorching Circumstances: The Role of Extreme Heat in Disability Among Older Workers in Heat Sensitive JobsR21ES037897 · NIEHS · BERNARD M. BARUCH COLLEGE · PI BALK, DEBORAH L, SHEFTEL, MARA GETZ · 2025 to 2025

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NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES037897

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The intersection of climate change and population aging presents challenges for an increasingly older U.S. labor force. Exposure to extreme heat at work is associated with mortality and morbidity, but little is known about how exposure to heat at work relates to work disability, especially among vulnerable subgroups. In this preliminary analysis of work disability and occupational heat exposure, we find that men, Black, and Latino workers ages 50 and older are more likely to work in heat-exposed occupations and to report work disability. We offer policy suggestions for mitigating the impact of extreme heat on U.S. workers.

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adaptation planningclimate changehealth disparitiesheatoccupational riskwork disability

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PMID42741734

PMCPMC13573843

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