Murray Linda Rae
Cook County Bureau of Health Services, Woodlawn Health Center, Chicago, Ill 60637, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2003 Feb;93(2):221-6. doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.2.221.
The extent of racial/ethnic disparities in occupational health have not been well studied. The author reviews the evidence about workers of color and occupational injuries and disease. Patterns of employment in the U.S. workforce according to education, gender, and race/ethnicity are discussed, and how these patterns might cause disproportionate exposure leading to disproportionate disease and injury. Methodological issues are explored that have hampered research about occupational health disparities, and future research needs are identified.
职业健康方面种族/族裔差异的程度尚未得到充分研究。作者回顾了关于有色人种工人以及职业伤害和疾病的证据。讨论了美国劳动力按教育程度、性别和种族/族裔划分的就业模式,以及这些模式如何可能导致不成比例的接触,进而导致不成比例的疾病和伤害。探讨了阻碍职业健康差异研究的方法学问题,并确定了未来的研究需求。