Ginger C Hanson1, Anjali Rameshbabu2, Todd E Bodner3, Leslie B Hammer2, Diane S Rohlman4, Ryan Olson2, Brad Wipfli3, Kerry Kuehl5, Nancy A Perrin1, Lindsey Alley2, Allison Schue6, Sharon V Thompson7, Megan Parish8. 1. School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States. 2. Oregon Healthy Workforce Center, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States. 3. OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, Portland State University, Portland, OR, United States. 4. Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, United States. 5. School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States. 6. College of Osteopathic Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon, OR, United States. 7. Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States. 8. Confluence Health, Wenatchee, WA, United States.
Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to present safety, health and well-being profiles of workers within five occupations: call center work (N = 139), corrections (N = 85), construction (N = 348), homecare (N = 149), and parks and recreation (N = 178). Methods: Baseline data from the Data Repository of Oregon's Healthy Workforce Center were used. Measures were compared with clinical healthcare guidelines and national norms. Results: The prevalence of health and safety risks for adults was as follows: overweight (83.2%), high blood pressure (16.4%), injury causing lost work (9.9%), and reported pain (47.0%). Young workers were least likely to report adequate sleep (46.6%). Construction workers reported the highest rate of smoking (20.7%). All of the adult workers reported significantly lower general health than the general population. Conclusion: The number of workers experiencing poor safety, health and well-being outcomes suggest the need for improved working conditions.
Objective: The aim of this study was to present safety, health and well-being profiles of workers within five occupations: call center work (N = 139), corrections (N = 85), construction (N = 348), homecare (N = 149), and parks and recreation (N = 178). Methods: Baseline data from the Data Repository of Oregon's Healthy Workforce Center were used. Measures were compared with clinical healthcare guidelines and national norms. Results: The prevalence of health and safety risks for adults was as follows: overweight (83.2%), high blood pressure (16.4%), injury causing lost work (9.9%), and reported pain (47.0%). Young workers were least likely to report adequate sleep (46.6%). Construction workers reported the highest rate of smoking (20.7%). All of the adult workers reported significantly lower general health than the general population. Conclusion: The number of workers experiencing poor safety, health and well-being outcomes suggest the need for improved working conditions.
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