Worker Health: Work as a Social Determinant of Health
November 13, 2020
9:45 AM - 5:00 PM
Work, and its associated conditions, is one of the key social determinants of health. Work is also impacted by other social determinants of health such as education, access to healthcare, and economic status of one’s family. Work, as a social determinant of health, has received attention in the Public Health field, and specifically in the area of Occupational Health. Within the backdrop of the COVID-19 global pandemic and a public health crisis of systemic racism, this symposium will focus on the varying ways that social determinants of health have both affected, and are affected by WORK. We will aim to understand the root causes of social determinants of health through the lens of the opportunities and conditions of work that shape our everyday lives. Highlighting the issue of work as a social determinant of health will lead to understanding ways of changing population health through our employment institutions. This will ultimately lead to improved health and well-being of workers and their families, especially those who are marginalized, in low-income households, and less advantaged due to other social determinants of health.
Learn more and register: https://www.ohsu.edu/oregon-institute-occupational-health-sciences/worker-health-work-social-determinant-health
Date posted
Oct 21, 2020
Date updated
Oct 21, 2020