title: Setting an agenda for advancing young worker safety in the U.S. and Canada.
abstract: Scholars and practitioners from multiple perspectives, including developmental science, sociology, business, medicine, and public health, have considered the implications of employment for young people. We summarize a series of meetings designed to synthesize information from these perspectives and derive recommendations to guide research, practice, and policy with a focus on young worker safety and health. During the first three meetings, participants from the United States and Canada considered invited white papers addressing developmental issues, public health data and findings, as well as programmatic advances and evaluation needs. At the final meeting, the participants recommended both research and policy directions to advance understanding and improve young worker safety.
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Injury Prevention Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Carol W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Runyan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewko
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rauscher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D016272:Occupational Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012106:Research; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult