Occupational Health and Sleep Issues in Underserved Populations.
Sleep disorders and occupational hazards, injuries, and illnesses impact an individual's overall health. In the United States, substantial racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities exist in sleep and occupational health. Primary care physicians working in underserved communities should be aware of this disparity and target these higher-risk populations for focused evaluation and intervention.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr D. B. Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA. Electronic address: mkalliny@mmc.edu.
Medhat
M
Kalliny
Division of Occupational Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, First Floor, Silverstein Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
Judith Green
JG
McKenzie
D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D016272:Occupational Health; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000453:epidemiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
Burden of occupational injury and illness; Occupational hazards, injuries and illnesses in underserved worker populations; Sleep disorders; Sleep health disparities; Workers’ compensation