Open AccessInteraction of Occupational and Personal Risk Factors in Workforce Health and Safety
Author(s) -
Paul A. Schulte,
Sudha P. Pandalai,
Victoria Wulsin,
HeeKyoung Chun
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300249
Subject(s) - workforce , psychological intervention , environmental health , occupational safety and health , medicine , personal protective equipment , medical prescription , risk factor , gerontology , disease , nursing , pathology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Most diseases, injuries, and other health conditions experienced by working people are multifactorial, especially as the workforce ages. Evidence supporting the role of work and personal risk factors in the health of working people is frequently underused in developing interventions. Achieving a longer, healthy working life requires a comprehensive preventive approach. To help develop such an approach, we evaluated the influence of both occupational and personal risk factors on workforce health. We present 32 examples illustrating 4 combinatorial models of occupational hazards and personal risk factors (genetics, age, gender, chronic disease, obesity, smoking, alcohol use, prescription drug use). Models that address occupational and personal risk factors and their interactions can improve our understanding of health hazards and guide research and interventions.