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Minority workers and communities.

H Frumkin1, E D Walker, G Friedman-Jiménez

  • 1Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.

Occupational Medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|June 23, 1999
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Ethnic and racial minorities face higher risks from environmental and occupational hazards due to excessive exposures, increased susceptibility, and inadequate healthcare. This leads to greater work-related illnesses, injuries, and fatalities among these groups.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Health
  • Occupational Health
  • Health Disparities

Background:

  • Environmental and occupational hazards disproportionately impact ethnic and racial minorities.
  • These communities face elevated risks from chemical, physical, and biological agents in both workplaces and general environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the nature of disproportionate risks faced by minority groups.
  • To examine the mechanisms driving these increased risks.
  • To present evidence of elevated work-related illness, injury, and fatality rates.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on workplace and general environmental exposures.
  • Analysis of mechanisms including excessive exposure, increased susceptibility, and healthcare disparities.

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  • Examination of evidence for elevated adverse health outcomes.

    • Main Results:

    • Minority groups experience disproportionate risks from environmental and occupational hazards.
    • Key risk factors include excessive hazardous exposures, heightened susceptibility, and inferior healthcare.
    • Elevated rates of work-related illness, injury, fatality, and disability are observed in minority populations.

    Conclusions:

    • Addressing environmental and occupational health disparities is crucial.
    • Recommendations include targeted research, primary prevention strategies, and improved healthcare access.
    • Enhancing minority recruitment into occupational health professions and improving treatment/compensation are vital.