Assessing the role of social determinants of health in health disparities: The need for data on work.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Work is a key social determinant of health. Without the collection of work-related information in public health data systems, the role of social determinants in creating and reinforcing health disparities cannot be fully assessed.

Methods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains or supports a number of public health surveillance and health monitoring systems, including surveys, case-based disease and exposure systems, vital status records, and administrative data systems. We evaluated a convenience sample of these systems for inclusion of information in three work-related domains: employment status, industry and occupation, and working conditions.

Results

While 12 of 39 data systems were identified as collecting work-related data, this

SUBMITTER: Silver SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842318 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature